How to pronounce 盒子 in Cantonese (18 out of 99):

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原本以為胭脂會好大的一塊，但其實只有盒子的一半
I thought it was a big piece of fat, but it was actually only half the box.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原本 jyun4 bun2
originally
以為 yi5 wai2
thought
胭脂 jin1 zi1
(noun) (of cosmetic) Blush
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
一塊 jat1 faai3
Together
但 daan6
but
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
只有 zi2 jau5
only
盒子 hap6 zi2
box
一半 jat1 bun3
half

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