How to pronounce 事與願違 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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當然和我們現在看到的似乎剛剛相反，有點事與願違

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當然 dong1 jin4

(adverb) absolutely

和 wo4

and

我們 ngo5 mun4

現在 jin6 zoi6

now

看到 hon3 dou3

can see

的 dik1

~'s (possessive particle)

(used after an attribute)

(used to form a nominal expression)

(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

truly

really

indeed

target

to lift up

few

small

to fetch

to move

to get

to pick up

to force

似乎 ci5 fu4

seems like

剛剛 gong1 gong1

just now

相反 soeng1 faan2

opposite

有點 jau5 dim2

a bit

事與願違 si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4

things do not go as one wishes

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