How to pronounce 打發時間 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

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橫井只是為打發時間才造了這個玩具

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

橫 waang6
perverse
unexpected
井 zing2
a well M: 口kǒu [口]
neat
orderly
a surname
an ancient system of farming and land distribution
the hash key (on phone
keyboard)
a pit
只是 zi2 si6
just
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
打發時間 daa2 faat3 si4 gaan3
kill time
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
造 zou6
to make
to build
to manufacture
to invent
to fabricate
to go to
party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
crop
classifier for crops
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
這個 ze2 go3
this one
玩具 waan2 geoi6
toy

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