How to pronounce 迫不得已 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

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一蚊係迫不得已要買呢個咁搞掂咗啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
蚊 man4
mosquito
gnat
dollar
ten thousand
ten thousand bucks
係 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
迫不得已 bik1 bat1 dak1 ji3
out of necessity
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
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
呢個 ni1 go3
this
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
搞掂 gaau2 dim6
(exclamatory phrase) 'done!'; (v.) to finish something; to settle something; to kill someone.
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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