How to pronounce 輩子 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

當時以為整輩子都可以住在這

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
以為 yi5 wai2
thought
zing2
exactly
in good order
whole
complete
entire
in order
orderly
to repair
to mend
to renovate
(coll.) to fix sb
to give sb a hard time
to mess with sb
to tidy
to arrange
to adjust
to make ready
to set in order
to make
to fetch
to give
to trick
輩子 bui3 zi2
lifetime
dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then

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