How to pronounce 麦 in Cantonese (5 out of 16):

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嘛咁啊老婆啊唉食多啲麦片

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
老婆 lou5 po4
wife
唉 ngoi1
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
to sigh
alas
食 zi6
to feed
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
啲 dit1
only a little bit
麦 mak6
barley
片 pin3
thin piece
flake
a slice
to slice
to carve thin
partial
incomplete
one-sided
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
used with numeral 一yī [一]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
to pare
KangXi radical number 91

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