How to pronounce 落船 in Cantonese (4 out of 7):

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落船之前我哋就買定啦
We'll buy it before we get off the boat.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

落船 lok6 syun4
to board a boat (in the past when the pier is usually at a higher level compared to the boat); to disembark from a ship
boat, to go ashore (when the pier is a lower level compared to the boat
ship as is more common nowadays)
之前 zi1 cin4
before
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
買定 maai5 ding6
buy in advance; used in gambling to refer to a 'confirmed' bet where the decision cannot be reversed once the bet has been placed
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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