How to pronounce 弄錯 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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在粵語中,如果弄錯了一個字詞的高低音,意思可以差天共地。
In slang, if you misspoke a word's high-pitched tone, it could mean a lot of harmony.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
粵語 yuet6 jyu5
Cantonese
zung1
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
弄錯 long6 co3
get wrong
liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
一個字 jat1 go3 zi6
one character
five minutes (spoken)
ci4
word
statement
speech
lyrics M: 组zǔ [组]
个gè [个]
classical Chinese poem M: 首shǒu [首]
phrase
expression
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
高低 gou1 dai1
highs and lows
jam1
sound
noise
note (of musical scale)
tone
news
syllable
reading (phonetic value of a character)
pitch
pronunciation
KangXi radical 180
意思 ji3 si1
(noun) 1. like (someone); 2. intention
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
差天共地 caa1 tin1 gung6 dei6
very different; worlds apart; as different as night and day
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