How to pronounce 休息 in Cantonese (218 out of 343):

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我們前一天在Lake Louise 休息了一晚

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
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
休息 jau1 sik1
take a break
to bed or sleep
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
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
晚 maan5
evening
night
late
younger
junior
drawing towards the end

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