How to pronounce 作家 in Cantonese (4 out of 17):

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中國現代其中一位好出名嘅作家
One of the most famous writers in modern China.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

中國 zung1 gwok3
China
現代 jin6 doi6
the contemporary era
present period
其中 kei4 zung1
amongst
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
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
出名 ceot1 meng2
(adjective) 1. famous; 2. renowned
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
作家 zok3 gaa1
author
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