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You had one job

Watch the exchange. Follow the Cantonese, Jyutping and English meaning.

The Cantonese phrase

得一樣嘢都做錯dak1 jat1 joeng6 je5 dou1 zou6 co3

There was only one thing to do, and you got it wrong.

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There was only one thing to do, and you got it wrong. · with AuntieWatch the exchange, then try the Cantonese line.
Read the Cantonese line
Cantonese
得一樣嘢都做錯
Jyutping
dak1 jat1 joeng6 je5 dou1 zou6 co3
English
There was only one thing to do, and you got it wrong.

The line in the clip.

得一樣嘢都做錯 means “There was only one thing to do, and you got it wrong.” in this exchange.

The English prompt sets up the scene. The translation follows Auntie’s Cantonese response; slang and jokes may use different wording in the two languages.