How to pronounce 只能 in Cantonese (140 out of 417):

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这个时间人比较多，也没有位置坐，只能站着了
And this time, people are sitting around, and they're standing.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

这 ze2
this
个 go3
measure word
时 si4
time
间 gan1
duration
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
较 gaau3
compare
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
没 mou5
not
有 jau6
also
again
位置 wai6 zi3
(noun) location
坐 zo6
to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of 座zuò [座]
a seat
for a building to have its back towards
to put something on a fire
to be sentenced
只能 zi2 nang4
can only
站 zaam6
station
to stand
to halt
to stop
branch of a company or organization
website
to stand one's ground
a stand
to be on one's feet
a stop
a centre
着 jyu3
ing
了 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

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