How to pronounce 遲遲 in Cantonese (1 out of 8):

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然之後再搵路行過去個會場度 其實已經遲遲地啦🤦🏼‍♀️
And then I went back to the meeting, and it was too late.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

然之後 jin4 zi1 hau6
after that; and then
再 zoi3
again
搵路 wan2 lou6
find a way
行過 hang4 gwo3
walked past
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
會場 wui2 coeng4
venue
度 dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
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mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
已經 ji5 ging1
already
遲遲 ci4 ci4
slowly
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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