How to pronounce 來頭 in Cantonese (3 out of 20):

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其他的建築物都是大有來頭的，當中包括港中醫院的建築師過元熙先生

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其他 kei4 taa1
other
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
建築物 gin3 zuk1 mat6
building
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
是 si6
is
大有 dai6 jau5
full of
來頭 loi4 tau4
(noun) Background (of someone)
當中 dong1 zung1
among
包括 baau1 kwok3
include
港 gong2
harbor
port M: 个gè [个]
small stream
bay
abbreviation for Hong Kong
中醫 zung1 ji1
Chinese medicine
院 jyun6
courtyard
institution M: 个gè [个]
yard
court
college
hospital
designation for certain government offices and public places
建築師 gin3 zuk1 si1
architect
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
熙 hei1
prosperous
splendid
bright
glorious
joyful
noisy
restless
happy
playful
pleasant
先生 sin1 saang1
(used before a man's family name) Mr.

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