How to pronounce 約莫 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

那就是說約莫退回了,頭頭尾尾加起來花了大約
That means that Yomo went back, and he was about to go back.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

no6
helpless
relunctantly
就是說 zau6 si6 syut3
that is to say
約莫 joek3 mok6
approximately
退回 tui3 wui4
return
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
頭頭尾尾 tau4 tau4 mei5 mei5
odds and ends; from the start to the end
gaa3
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
起來 hei2 loi4
to rise; arise
waa6
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
大約 daai6 joek3
(adverb) About