How to pronounce 人生意義 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

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由一班被洗腦，教佢地人生意義係為大人服務嘅少年男女

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
一班 yat1 baan1
a group
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
洗腦 sai2 bou6
brainwash
教 gaau3
religion
teaching
to make
to cause
to tell
to instruct
to teach
to educate
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
人生意義 yan4 sang1 yi3 yi6
meaning of life
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
大人 daai6 jan4
(slang) when address a judge as "Your Honour"
服務 fuk6 mou6
service
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
少年 siu2 nin4
teenager
男女 naam4 neoi5
men and women

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