How to pronounce 惊 in Cantonese (2 out of 21):

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不过对于我来说就是“惊”，对于摄影师来说就是“喜”
But it was a surprise to me, a joy to the photographer.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
过 go3
pass
对 deoi3
right
于 jyu4
to go
to take
sentence-final interrogative particle
variant of 于yú [于]
in
on
at
a surname
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
来 loi4
come
说 syu3
speak
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
惊 geng1
surprise
摄 sip3
take photo
影 jing2
picture
image
film
movie
photograph
reflection
shadow
trace
to project a shadow
shadowy
to photograph
to film
to copy and imitate
to reflect
喜 hei2
to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad
pregnancy
happy event
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