How to pronounce 竟然 in Cantonese (18 out of 561):

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到用餐時間為了多做生意 竟然需要搭枱
And when it comes to eating, we need to get more business done.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
用餐時間 jung6 caan1 si4 gaan3
mealtime
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
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
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
做生意 zou6 saang1 ji3
do business
竟然 ging2 jin4
unexpectedly
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
搭 daap3
to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs
to match
to add
to throw in (resources)
to take (boat, train)
variant of 褡dā [褡]
to put over
枱 toi2
desk
table
counter

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