How to pronounce 得不償失 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

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我就認為是得不償失的

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
認 jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
是 si6
is
得不償失 dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1
lose more than gain
的 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

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