How to pronounce 之際 in Cantonese (10 out of 23):

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他走往上一道門,扭門柄之際
He walked up to a door, and he twisted the handle.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
wong5
to
soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
一道 yat1 dou6
a
mun4
gate
door M: 扇shàn [扇]
gateway
doorway M: 个gè [个]
opening
valve
switch
way to do something
knack
family
house
(religious) sect
school (of thought)
class
category
phylum or division (taxonomy)
classifier for large guns
classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
(suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
clan
gang
key
turning point
a surname
KangXi radical 169
nau5
to turn
to twist
to wring
to sprain
to swing one's hips
to seize
門柄 mun4 bing3
door handle
之際 zi1 zai3
at the time of
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