How to pronounce 折騰 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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折騰了一番，徒勞無功

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

折騰 jit3 tang1
toss and turn
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
一番 jat1 faan1
for once (spoken)
徒勞無功 tou4 lou4 mou4 gung1
labor in vain
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