How to pronounce 來頭 in Cantonese (9 out of 20):

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公司的股東來頭不小，有阿里巴巴、騰訊和平安

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

公司 gung1 si1
(noun) 1. shops; 2. shopping
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
股東 gu2 dung1
shareholder
來頭 loi4 tau4
(noun) Background (of someone)
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for ? , to fuck
to have sex with
有 jau6
also
again
阿里巴巴 a1 lei5 baa1 baa1
Alibaba
騰訊 tang4 seon3
Tencent
和平 wo4 ping4
peace
安 on1
content
calm
still
quiet
safe
secure
in good health
to find a place for
to install
to fix
to fit
to bring (a charge against sb)
to pacify
to harbor (good intentions)
security
safety
peace
ampere
to fabricate
where
how
why
a surname

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