How to pronounce 對唔住 in Cantonese (18 out of 56):

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咁只能講聲對唔住啦， 香港人三罷又好，四罷又好都勢在必行，
So, if you're going to be able to say it, Hong Kongers are going to be three or four, and they're going to be doing it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
只能 zi2 nang4
can only
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
聲 sing1
sound
voice
tone
noise
classifier for sounds
fame
reputation
to declare
to make a sound
對唔住 deoi3 m4 zyu6
(Phrase) sorry.
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
罷 pei4
an alternative form for 疲, exhausted
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
四 sei3
(slang) labourer
都 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
勢在必行 seoi zoi1 bit1 hang4
the situation demands it

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