How to pronounce 世事 in Cantonese (5 out of 12):

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你都唔會同人講自己係果1秒之間睇透晒世事, 一下就成長咗好多啦
You never tell anyone that you're a big, big person in a second.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
唔會 m4 wui2
would not; not possible
同人 tung4 jan4
with people
gong2
(verb) to tell
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
gwo2
fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really
full
a surname
nuts
berries
miu5
second (of time)
unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree
beard of corn or grain
之間 zi1 gaan1
between
睇透 tai2 tau3
see through
sai3
dry
世事 sai3 si6
worldly affairs
一下 yat1 haa5
once
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
成長 sing4 zoeng2
(verb) Grow up (with
in etc.)
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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