How to pronounce 剩 in Cantonese (9 out of 101):

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剩得返天水圍呢一間
It's all that's left of this place.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

剩 zing6
to remain
to be left
to have as remainder
residual
surplus
remains
leftovers
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
返 faan1
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
天水圍 tin1 seoi2 wai4
the name of a place in Hong Kong: Tin Shui Wai
呢 ni1
this
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle

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