How to pronounce 好耐 in Cantonese (22 out of 182):

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不過餓底諗咗好耐都唔明白點解
But I've been thinking about it for a long time and I don't understand why.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
ngo6
to be hungry
hungry
to be greedy for
dik1
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
sam2
to know
to reprimand
to urge
to long for
to tell
to inform
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
好耐 hou2 noi6
a very long time
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
ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
明白 ming4 baak6
understand
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
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