How to pronounce 人生 in Cantonese (39 out of 442):

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人生嘅意義就係為咗我地要對得住自己人格

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

人生 jan4 sang1
one's lifetime
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
意義 yi3 ji6
meaning
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
為咗 wai4 zo2
(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
對 deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
自己人 zi6 gei2 jan4
insider
one of us
格 gaak3
square
frame
rule
(legal) case
style
character
standard
pattern
(grammar) case
(classical) to obstruct
to hinder
(classical) to arrive
to come
(classical) to investigate
to study exhaustively
shelf
division
to combat
to hit
to examine
a shop

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