How to pronounce 以為 in Cantonese (44 out of 329):

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我一開始以為澳門很多餐廳會像香港一樣
I thought many of the restaurants in Macau would be like Hong Kong.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
以為 yi5 wai2
thought
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
餐廳 caan1 teng1
restaurant
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
像 zoeng6
(verb) 1. Look like; (noun)
Statue; (of digital camera) 2. Pixel or amount of pixel
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
一樣 jat1 joeng6
the same
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