How to pronounce 電報 in Cantonese (3 out of 30):

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原來唔淨止呢一封電報
And it's not just this telegram.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原來 yun4 loi4
originally
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
淨止 jing4 zhi3
stop
呢 ni1
this
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
封 fung1
to confer
to grant
to bestow a title
to seal
package, classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
a surname
tip
to close up
to heap earth over mound
big
envelope
電報 dian4 bao4
telegram

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