How to pronounce 要緊 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

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到了，但首先有樣更要緊的事要先做
And that's it, but first, something more important has to be done.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

到了 dou3 le5
arrived
但 daan6
but
首先 sau2 sin1
first of all
有 jau6
also
again
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
更 gang3
more
even more
further
still
still more
要緊 jiu3 gan2
important
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
事 si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
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