How to pronounce 潮汐 in Cantonese (5 out of 7):

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不过是可能现在是退了潮汐吗
But maybe it's back to the drawing board.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
过 go3
pass
是 si6
is
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
现 jin6
appear
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
退 teoi3
to retreat
to decline
to move back
to withdraw
to step back
to bow out
to quit
to retire
to give back
to refund
to return
to cancel
to retract
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
潮汐 ciu4 zik6
tide
吗 maa3
question particle
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