How to pronounce 先後 in Cantonese (55 out of 63):

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兩夫婦先後到過英國和加拿大
the couple moved to England and later to Canada.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
夫婦 fu1 fu5
husband and wife
先後 sin1 hau6
successively
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
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)
英國 jing1 gwok3
United Kingdom
和 wo4
and
加拿大 gaa1 naa4 daai6
Canada

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