How to pronounce 笑談 in Cantonese (3 out of 3):

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當時大家以為是一個笑談，但現在這件事開始接近了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
以為 yi5 wai2
thought
是 si6
is
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
笑談 siu3 taam4
chat and laugh
但 daan6
but
現在 jin6 zoi6
now
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
件 gin2
item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
matter
letter
document
correspondence
事 si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
接近 zip3 gan6
approach
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

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