How to pronounce 上班族 in Cantonese (1 out of 8):

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镜头的右面这个是东宝大厦了，看看有很多上班族在排队等电梯上班呢
And on the right side of the camera, this is the Tokyo Tower, and look at how many people are in the elevator, and they're in line.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

镜 ging3
mirror
头 tau4
head
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
右面 jau6 min6
right side
这 ze2
this
个 go3
measure word
是 si6
is
东 dung1
east
宝 bou2
treasure
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
厦 haa6
mansion; big building
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
看看 hon3 hon3
have a look
有 jau6
also
again
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
上班族 seung6 baan1 zuk6
salaried workers
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
排 pik1
a handcart
队 deoi6
team
等 ting2
sort
kind
type
电 din6
electricity
梯 tai2
private savings
intimate
confidential
privately
上班 soeng5 baan1
go to work
呢 ni1
this

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