How to pronounce 北 in Cantonese (207 out of 269):

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大概是處於緯度較北或較南國家，為了更有效到使用日照時間
probably because countries at northern or southern latitudes

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大概 daai6 koi3
probably
是處 si6 cyu3
the extreme
limit of something; the last; merit
於 wu1
(literary) Oh!
Ah!
a tiger (dated term)
緯度 wai5 dou6
latitude
較 gok3
tournament
contest
北 bui3
an alternative form for 背, back
或 waak6
maybe
perhaps
might
possibly
or
someone
slightly
南國 naam4 gwok3
Southern China
家 ze1
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
更 gang3
more
even more
further
still
still more
有效 jau6 juk6
effective
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
使用 si2 jung6
use
時間 si4 gaan3
time

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