How to pronounce 起初 in Cantonese (45 out of 56):

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起初會緊張 後來搭多了便習慣

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

起初 hei2 co4
at first
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
緊張 gan2 zoeng1
(adjective) (of feeling) excited
後來 hau6 loi4
afterwards
搭 daap3
to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs
to match
to add
to throw in (resources)
to take (boat, train)
variant of 褡dā [褡]
to put over
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
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
便 pin4
cheap
unmerited advantages
glib-tongued
bulging
習慣 zaap6 gwaan3
habit

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