How to pronounce 本來 in Cantonese (314 out of 565):

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本來就要先把雞放涼
You have to cool the chicken anyway

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

本來 bun2 loi4
(adverb) initial
就要 zau6 jiu3
about to
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
雞 gai1
fowl
chicken M: 只zhī [只]
(slang) prostitute
ten thousand dollars
the trigger of a gun
放 fong3
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
涼 loeng6
to assist
an assistant

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