How to pronounce 往前 in Cantonese (12 out of 91):

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他往前走幾步，不自控地往回走，想打退堂鼓

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
往前 wong5 cin4
go ahead
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
幾步 gei2 bou6
A few steps
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
自控 zi6 hung3
self-control
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
往 wong5
to
回 wui4
return
想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
打退堂鼓 da2 teoi3 tong4 gu2
Give up

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