How to pronounce 只 in Cantonese (65 out of 1486):

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就算要被人打我也只說了
Even if I was going to get hit, I would just say it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

就算 zau6 syun3
even if
要 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
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
打 ding2
to take the lead
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
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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