How to pronounce 工夫 in Cantonese (17 out of 17):

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這次沒講的 我們又不費工夫問啦
this time did not say we did not waste time to ask it

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這次 ze5 ci3
this time
沒 mei6
(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not
to be inferior to
to sink
to submerge
to rise beyond
to confiscate
to disappear
to come to an end
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
費 fai3
to cost
to spend
fee
wasteful
expenses
expenditures
工夫 gung1 fu1
effort
問 man6
to ask
to inquire about
to interrogate
to hold responsible
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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