How to pronounce 天才 in Cantonese (4 out of 18):

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因為我們是集會前兩天才去申請,但其實最遲是要在三天前申請
We were supposed to apply two days before the meeting, but we actually had to apply three days before the meeting.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
si6
is
集會 zaap6 wui2
assembly
cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
天才 tin1 coi4
genius
heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
申請 san1 cing2
apply
daan6
but
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
zi6
to await
by the time
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
zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
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