How to pronounce 當初 in Cantonese (95 out of 141):

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大家都知道當初為什麼會這樣吧？
Everyone knows why this happened, right?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
知道 zi1 dou3
know
當初 dong1 co4
originally
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
這樣 ze2 joeng6
like this
吧 baa6
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume

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