How to pronounce 休息 in Cantonese (62 out of 343):

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走累了，可以坐下来休息
I'm tired, and I can sit down and rest.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
累 leoi6
tired
weary
to strain
to wear out
to work hard
to involve
to drag down
to spread (harm) to
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
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
坐下 co5 haa5
sit down
来 loi4
come
休息 jau1 sik1
take a break
to bed or sleep

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