How to pronounce 耽 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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不過當時嘅醫護人員喺現場耽咗 1 個多小時

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
當時 dong1 si4
back then
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
醫護人員 ji1 wu6 jan4 jyun4
medical staff
喺 hai2
in
現場 jin6 coeng4
live (broadcast)
耽 daam1
to indulge in
to delay
to tarry
to bear (burden
sorrow)
to be negligent
to miss the chance to do something
to abandon oneself to
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
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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
小時 siu2 si4
(noun) childhood

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