How to pronounce 上司 in Cantonese (32 out of 38):

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我曾聽一位舊上司說過

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
曾 zang1
great-grand
great-great grand
a surname
聽 teng1
to let
to allow
to submit
to administer
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
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
舊 gau6
old
opposite: new 新
former
worn (with age)
hundred bucks
a lump, a quantifier
上司 soeng6 si1
superior
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)

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