How to pronounce 南北 in Cantonese (7 out of 11):

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南北戰爭顧名思義姐係南同北打嘅戰爭啦, 咁點解會打上嚟呢?就係因為呢個喇。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

南北 naam4 bak1
north and south
戰爭 zin3 zeng1
war
顧名思義 gu3 meng2 si1 ji3
as the name implies
ze1
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
naam4
south
tung4
and
bui3
an alternative form for 背, back
ding2
to take the lead
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
點解會 dim2 gaai2 wui5
why would
上嚟 soeng5 lai2
to come over, to come up
ni1
this
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
呢個 ni1 go3
this
laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'
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