How to pronounce 首 in Cantonese (144 out of 626):

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為什麼我要你知道 Nowhere Man 這首歌

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
知道 zi1 dou3
know
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
首 sau3
to confess a crime
to turn oneself in
歌 go1
song M: 支zhī [支]
首shǒu [首]
to sing
a poem that can be set to music
to chant
to praise
lyrics

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