How to pronounce 起初 in Cantonese (48 out of 56):

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起初要兩個人照顧她一個
Initially, she struggled to stay still during any activity. It took two people to help her,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

起初 hei2 co4
at first
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
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個人 go3 jan4
personal
照顧 ziu3 gu3
care for
她 taa1
she
her
一個 jat1 go3
a; one

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