How to pronounce 乖乖地 in Cantonese (2 out of 10):

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既給當地人一個訊號:現在不是沒有了你們便不行,所以你們還是要乖乖地工作
And they gave the people a sign, saying, "You are not going now, and you are not going; therefore, you are going to work hard.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

gei3
already
kap1
to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(grammatical equivalent of 被)
(grammatical equivalent of 把)
(sentence intensifier)
to supply
to provide
well provided for
abundant
glib
當地人 dong1 dei6 jan4
locals; folks (residents)
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
訊號 seon3 hou6
signal
現在 jin6 zoi6
now
不是 bat1 si6
is not
沒有 mou5 jau5
without
liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
你們 nei5 mun4
you (plural)
便 pin4
cheap
unmerited advantages
glib-tongued
bulging
不行 bat1 hang4
can't do
所以 so2 ji5
hence
還是 waan4 si6
or
jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
乖乖地 gwaai1 gwaai1 dei6*2
obediently [written and colloquial]
工作 gung1 zok3
work
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