How to pronounce 開動 in Cantonese (13 out of 15):

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我看到一顆一顆的蝦肉　我先開動了
I saw the shrimp, and I started eating.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
看到 hon3 dou3
can see
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
顆 fo3
a clod
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
蝦 haa1
frogs
toads
肉 juk6
meat
flesh
pulp (of a fruit)
(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
(of a person) flabby
irresolute
KangXi radical 130
physical
slow-motion
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
開動 hoi1 dung6
start eating
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

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