How to pronounce 打功夫 in Cantonese (3 out of 11):

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不是每一個香港人都會打功夫的啦
Not every Hong Konger knows Kung Fu.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不是 bat1 si6
is not
每一 mui5 yat1
every
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
打功夫 daa2 gung1 fu1
to practice kungfu (martial arts)
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
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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