How to pronounce 徒勞無功 in Cantonese (1 out of 5):

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折騰了一番，徒勞無功

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

折騰 jit3 tang1

toss and turn

了 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

一番 jat1 faan1

for once (spoken)

徒勞無功 tou4 lou4 mou4 gung1

labor in vain

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