How to pronounce 侯 in Cantonese (3 out of 52):

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平時啲米線店都通常都係比柱侯牛腩
The regular cable stores are usually more expensive than the St. Louis area.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

平時 ping4 si4
(noun) spare time
啲 dit1
only a little bit
米線 mai5 sin3
rice noodles
店 dim3
shop
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
通常 tung1 soeng4
normally
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
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
柱 cyu5
pillar M: 根gēn [根]
cylinder
column
pole
support
to lean on
侯 hau6
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
nobleman or high official
a surname
to want something
to lust after
牛腩 ngau4 naam5
beef brisket

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