How to pronounce 激靈 in Cantonese (1 out of 1):

Example 1 of 1
不知為何，渾身顫抖，打了一個激靈
And for some reason, he fell down and hit a dragon.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不知 bat1 zi1
do not know
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
渾身 hun4 san1
all over the body
顫抖 can1 dau3
tremble
打 ding2
to take the lead
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
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
激靈 gik1 ling4
startle
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