How to pronounce 半山 in Cantonese (9 out of 15):

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住在半山的地方, 在附近買東西和生活

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
半山 bun3 saan1
Mid-levels, an area situated on the northern slopes of the mountain ranges on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong
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
地方 dei6 fong1
place
附近 fu6 gan6
nearby
買東西 maai5 dung1 saai3
shopping
和 wo4
and
生活 saang1 wut6
life

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