How to pronounce 先生 in Cantonese (131 out of 261):

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第一次見呢兩隻野 但個樣好似哥碼先生呀

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

第一次 dai6 jat1 ci3
first time
見 jin6
to show
to appear
to become visible
to manifest
呢 ni1
this
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
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
野 je5
field
plain
open space
limit
boundary
rude
feral
open country
wilderness
outside government (those who are not in power)
district
wild
savage
rustic
primitive
extremely
countryside
uncultivated
untamed
unrestrained
sphere
illegitimate
但 daan6
but
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
好似 hou2 ci5
(adjective) similar
哥 go1
elder brother
a term of address for an older male
碼 maa5
weight
number
code
to pile
to stack
classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
numerals
symbol
yard
先生 sin1 saang1
(used before a man's family name) Mr.
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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