How to pronounce 先生 in Cantonese (207 out of 261):

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葉亞來先生, 都是這裡的開國功臣呀
Mr. Yap Ah Loy, he is the founders of the country.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

葉 sip3
a surname
亞 ngaa3
Asia
Asian
second
next to
inferior
sub-
Taiwan pr. [yǎ]
used as a prefix to names
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
先生 sin1 saang1
(used before a man's family name) Mr.
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
是 si6
is
這裡 ze2 lei5
here
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
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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