How to pronounce 好事 in Cantonese (67 out of 123):

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呢一件係好事嚟嘅, 但係未必代表佢即刻想見你。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呢 ni1
this
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
件 gin2
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
好事 hou2 si6
good deed
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
未必 mei6 bit1
not necessarily
代表 doi6 biu2
represent
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
即刻 zik1 hak1
immediately
想見 soeng2 gin3
wish to meet
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person

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