How to pronounce 起初 in Cantonese (1 out of 11):

起初時我用了大眼仔
I started with big eyes.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

起初 hei2 co4
at first
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
了 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
大眼仔 dai6 ngaan5 zai2
tadpole
a naive or inexperienced person