How to pronounce 一發 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

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正當眼見事情去到一發不可收拾嘅地步
And it's just that the situation is getting to the point where it's impossible to recover.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

正當 zing3 dong3
legit; legitimate; genuine
legal
眼見 ngaan5 gin3
see with one's own eyes
事情 si6 cing4
thing
去到 heoi3 dou3
reach
一發 jat1 faat3
classifier for bullets
不可收拾 bat1 ho2 sau1 sip6
unmanageable
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
地步 dei6 bou6
extent
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