How to pronounce 應酬 in Cantonese (8 out of 11):

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但同事在應酬或某些意外上所花費也不少
but colleagues will spend a lot on entertainment or certain accidents,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
同事 tung4 si6
(noun) staff
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
應酬 jing3 cau4
business enticed social activities
或 waak6
maybe
perhaps
might
possibly
or
someone
slightly
某些 mou5 se1
some
意外 jyi3 ngoi6
unexpected
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
所 so2
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive M: 个gè [个]
a building
a bureau
a station
an office
that which
all that
whatever
a unit
花費 faa1 fai3
spend
也不 jaa5 bat1
also not; neither
少 siu3
young
junior
young master
used as part of terms for military ranks

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