How to pronounce 最初 in Cantonese (7 out of 164):

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雖然在開幕的最初一兩周同樣也是排隊排得非常厲害
And even though the first two weeks of the opening were very rough, the lineup was also very rough.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

雖然 seoi1 jin4
although
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
開幕 hoi1 mok6
opening ceremony; grand opening
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
最初 zeoi3 co1
initially; at first
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
周 zau1
week
同樣 tung4 joeng6
similarly
也是 jaa5 si6
Also; too
排隊 paai4 deoi2
queue up
排 pik1
a handcart
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
非常 fei1 seong4
very
厲害 lai6 hai6
severe

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