How to pronounce 特地 in Cantonese (14 out of 40):

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后来坐一会儿，才知道原来他是特地留着
After sitting for a while, I realized that he was specially reserved

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

后 hau6
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
来 loi4
come
坐 zo6
to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of 座zuò [座]
a seat
for a building to have its back towards
to put something on a fire
to be sentenced
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
会 will
can
儿 jan4
son
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
知道 zi1 dou3
know
原 jyun5
hypocrite
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
是 si6
is
特地 dak6 dei6
specially
留 lau4
to leave (a message etc)
to retain
to stay
to remain
to keep
to preserve
to halt
to stop
to detain
to study abroad
to grow
to bequeath
to set aside
to take in
to ask someone to stay
to pay attention to
to concentrate on
着 jyu3
ing

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