Grammar 文法 Man4 faat3̌ | |
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二. Pronunciation 拼音 Ping1 yam1 | ![]() ![]() |
II. Contrastive pairs |
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No. |
Example |
English |
Example |
English |
1 |
最佳 zeoi3 gaai1 |
Best |
醉雞 zeoi3 gai1 |
Liquor-saturated chicken |
2 |
買酒 maai5 zau2 |
Buy wine |
(咪走) mai5 zau2 |
Don’t go |
3 |
(馬太) maa5 taai2 |
Mrs. Ma |
馬蹄 maa5 tai2 |
Water chestnut |
4 |
怪人 gwaai3 jan4 |
Strange man |
貴人 gwai3 jan4 |
Noble man |
5 |
泰山 taai3 saan1 |
Tarzan |
替身 tai3 san1 |
Stunt double |
Pronunciation hints: 1. Cantonese “aa” in “-aai” is a long vowel. Its sound is similar to “a” as in English father. However, “a” in “-ai” is a short vowel which resembles “u” as in English sun. |
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