How to pronounce 點知 in Cantonese (39 out of 177):

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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

你 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
好 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"
呢 ni1
this
樣嘢 joeng6 je5
Kind of thing
真係 zan1 hai6
really; very
發生 faat3 saang1
happen
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

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