How to pronounce 常常 in Cantonese (76 out of 238):

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當時我們常常說，究竟是為時已晚，還是為時未晚呢？
At that time, we often said, is it too late, or is it not too late?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
常常 soeng4 soeng4
(adverb) Always
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
究竟 gau3 ging2
really
是 si6
is
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
晚 maan5
evening
night
late
younger
junior
drawing towards the end
還是 waan4 si6
or
未 mei6
not yet
呢 ni1
this

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