How to pronounce 怪不得 in Cantonese (12 out of 17):

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二十六元一斤，怪不得這麼多人排隊了
26 yuan per catty, no wonder so many people were queuing. Bulk Chinese

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

二十 yi6 sap6
twenty
六 luk6
six
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
斤 gan3
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
an axe
shrewdly
hundred (bucks)
怪不得 gwaai3 bat1 dak1
no wonder
這麼 ze2 mo1
so
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
排隊 paai4 deoi2
queue up
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

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