How to pronounce 作家 in Cantonese (43 out of 47):

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海明威係美國嘅一位作家
Hemingway was an American writer.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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
作家 zok3 gaa1
author

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