How to pronounce 點知 in Cantonese (25 out of 79):

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你有冇曾經其實你好擔心一樣好耐, 點知呢樣嘢真係發生咗呢?
Have you ever been so worried for so long that you knew it was happening?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
有冇 jau5 mou5
often used when asking questions, such as "yes or no?" or "really or not?"; 'is there?'; 'are there?'
曾經 cang4 ging1
once
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
擔心 daam1 sam1
worry
一樣 jat1 joeng6
the same
好耐 hou2 noi6
a very long time
點知 dim2 zi1
"how would I know?"; "who knows?"; "God knows"; "how is one to know"; "who would have thought"; "who would have guessed"; "only to"
ni1
this
樣嘢 joeng6 je5
Kind of thing
真係 zan1 hai6
really; very
發生 faat3 saang1
happen
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
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