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Brokenin Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

壞咗

waai6 zo2

broken

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

咗 marks a changed state here: 壞咗 says something has stopped working, rather than merely being poor quality.

Examples

呢部升降機壞咗

ni1 bou6 sing1 gong3 gei1 waai6 zo2

This lift is broken

我部電話壞咗

ngo5 bou6 din6 waa2 waai6 zo2

My phone has broken.