How to pronounce 伯 in Cantonese (91 out of 92):

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當時我在伯克萊讀書 住在宿舍裡

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
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
伯 baak3
father's elder brother
senior male
paternal elder uncle
eldest of brothers
respectful form of address for an elderly man
Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
term of address for husband's older brothers
a surname
讀書 duk6 syu1
Study
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
宿舍 suk1 saa1
dormitory
裡 leoi5
lining
interior
inside
internal
within

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