How to pronounce 起初 in Cantonese (2 out of 11):

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餓底起初仲以為BBQ雞翼係燒嘅
I was hungry and thought the BBQ chicken wings were burning.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

ngo6
to be hungry
hungry
to be greedy for
dik1
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
起初 hei2 co4
at first
zung6
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
以為 yi5 wai2
thought
雞翼 gai1 jik6
chicken wing
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
siu1
to burn
to cook
to stew
to bake
to roast
to heat
to boil (tea, water etc)
fever
to run a temperature
(coll.) to let things go to one's head
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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