How to pronounce 工夫 in Cantonese (4 out of 6):

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因為我覺得，反正都落咗工夫，而且係我自己嘅諗法嚟，不如用埋自己把聲講出嚟
Because I felt like I was really out of the loop, and it was my idea, and I had to speak out in my own voice.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
覺得 gok3 dak1
think
反正 faan2 zing3
anyway
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
落 lok6
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
to deliver
to put in
咗 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
工夫 gung1 fu1
effort
而且 ji4 ce2
moreover
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
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
諗法 lam2 faat3
a thought (spoken)
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
不如 bat1 jyu4
not as good as
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
埋 maai4
to bury
to conceal
to hide
to settle (an account)
to close out
to finish up
to move closer to
closer together
as well
把聲 baa2 seng1
voice
講出嚟 gong2 ceot choi4
to say out
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