How to pronounce 真是 in Cantonese (239 out of 907):

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點都德的價錢真是比較貴，我一個人就吃了74元
price at Dim Sum is really quite expensive. I spent NT$74 on my meal alone.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
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
德 dak1
virtue
goodness
morality
ethics
kindness
favor
character
kind
German
a surname
the Tak group, a sub-group of the 14K triad gang
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
價錢 gaai3 cin2
price
真是 zan1 hai6
Really
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
貴 gwai3
expensive
noble
your (name), used in a polite expression
precious
costly
valuable
a surname
to esteem highly
to value
to treasure
to honour or love
honorable
honorific
part of a place name
elegant
high class
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
一個人 jat1 go3 jan4
alone
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
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
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname

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