How to pronounce 翻 in Cantonese (223 out of 716):

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只不过佢搬咗过嚟用翻呢
But he moved in to use it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
过 go3
pass
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
搬 boon1
move
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
翻 faan1
to turn over
to flip over
to overturn
to rummage through
to translate
to decode
to double
to climb over or into
to cross
to upset
to capsize
to turn around
reverse
to rip off and repair
to innovate
to fall out
to multiply
an alternative version to返, to return
呢 ni1
this

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