How to pronounce 根本 in Cantonese (34 out of 286):

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其所作所為根本就係緣木求魚， 而且仲要朝令夕改，
And their job is to fish, and they have to change the day.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其所 kei4 so2
his
作 zok3
to do
to grow
to write or compose
to pretend
to regard as
to feel
writings or works
to work
to act
to make
to cook up
to blackmail
所 so2
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive M: 个gè [个]
a building
a bureau
a station
an office
that which
all that
whatever
a unit
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
根本 gan1 bun2
essentially
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
緣木求魚 jyun4 muk6 kau4 jyu2
an idiom meaning to take the wrong means to achieve a goal
而且 ji4 ce2
moreover
仲要 zung6 yiu3
moreover
朝令夕改 ziu1 ling6 zik6 goi2
change orders frequently
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