How to pronounce 但係 in Cantonese (5 out of 4796):

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呢度本身都填海嘅但係取消咗
It's filled with the ocean itself, but it's cancelled.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呢度 ni1 dou6
(prep.) here.
本身 bun2 san1
itself
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
填海 tin4 hoi2
reclamation
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
取消 hai4 fau2
cancel
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation

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