How to pronounce 乃 in Cantonese (3 out of 13):

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「開始我以為先生是個庸人,如今才知道先生天下之賢士!
"I thought you were a fool, but now I know you are the wisest man in the world.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
以為 yi5 wai2
thought
先生 sin1 saang1
(used before a man's family name) Mr.
si6
is
go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
庸人 jung4 jan4
mediocre person
如今 jyu4 gam1
nowadays
coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
知道 zi1 dou3
know
oi2
the creak of an oar
天下 tin1 haa6
under heaven
zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
賢士 jin4 si6
wise man
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