How to pronounce 一生 in Cantonese (82 out of 90):

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這首歌展開了我一生的聖樂工作
This song launched my lifelong work in sacred music.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
首 sau3
to confess a crime
to turn oneself in
歌 go1
song M: 支zhī [支]
首shǒu [首]
to sing
a poem that can be set to music
to chant
to praise
lyrics
展開 zin2 hoi1
unfold
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
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
一生 jat1 saang1
lifetime
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
聖 sing3
holy
sacred
saint
sage
imperial
noble
master
emperor
form of address for the respected
樂 ngok6
music
工作 gung1 zok3
work

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