How to pronounce 兄長 in Cantonese (6 out of 8):

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當時約瑟的兄長說 我們把約瑟賣掉
At that time, Joseph's brothers said, "Let's sell Joseph

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
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
兄長 heung3 zoeng2
older brother
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
賣掉 maai6 diu6
sell off

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