How to pronounce 一波三折 in Cantonese (2 out of 4):

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其實當其時都一波三折㗎

In fact, there were twists and turns at the time

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6

actually

當其時 dong1 kei4 si4

at that time

都 dou1

all

both

entirely

(used for emphasis) even

already

(not) at all

metropolis

capital

big city

the whole

elegant

refined

without exception

also

too

still

used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone

一波三折 jat1 bo1 saam1 zit3

full of twists and turns

㗎 gaa3/ gaa4

sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt

reservation

emphasis

disapproval

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