How to pronounce 初期 in Cantonese (2 out of 24):

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它地下那一層裝修成了民國初期的老上海一樣
It's a remodeling of the underground floor of Shanghai, like the old one in the early days of the People's Republic.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
地下 dei6 haa6
(noun) 1. ground floor; 2. Ground
no6
helpless
relunctantly
一層 jat1 cang4
one layer
one floor
裝修 zong1 sau1
decorate
成了 sing4 le5
became
民國 man4 gwok3
Republic of China
初期 co1 kei4
(noun) Primary phase
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
lou5
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
上海 soeng6 hoi2
Shanghai
一樣 jat1 joeng6
the same
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