How to pronounce 甚麼事 in Cantonese (8 out of 20):

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但是他們不明白香港和中國發生了甚麼事情
But they don't understand what's happening in Hong Kong and China.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但是 daan6 si6
but
他們 taa1 mun4
they
不明 bat1 ming4
unclear
白 baak6
white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera
unblemished
a surname
the spoken dialogue in a stage show
to have a strong drink to celebrate
to clear up
to confess to
to turn white
for no reason
simply
just
easy to understand
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
和 wo4
and
中國 zung1 gwok3
China
發生 faat3 saang1
happen
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
甚麼事 sam6 mo1 si6
what's the matter
情 cing4
feeling
emotion
passion
situation
reason
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