How to pronounce 本來 in Cantonese (128 out of 153):

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如果因為選上了一個議員,以前本來會做的事情,選上之後可能就不會做
If you were elected to Congress, you would have done something you would have done before, and you probably wouldn't have done it after you were elected.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
syun3
an alternative form for 算, to calculate
soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
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
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
議員 ji5 jyun4
councillor
以前 yi5 cin4
before
本來 bun2 loi4
(adverb) initial
wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
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
事情 si6 cing4
thing
之後 zi1 hau6
after
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
不會 bat1 wui5
will not
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