How to pronounce 打工 in Cantonese (70 out of 79):

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即他打工有時都賺不了60元回來的啦
sometimes he can’t even earn 60 yuan from working, and he has to pay back for

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

即 zik1
namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near
quickly
immediately
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
打工 daa2 gung1
(verb) to work for the employer
有時 yau5 si4
sometimes
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
賺 zaan6
to earn
to make a profit
to make money
gain
不了 bat1 liu5
unable to
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
回來 wui4 loi4
come back
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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