How to pronounce 原始 in Cantonese (18 out of 52):

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喺人類社會最原始嘅時代， 兩性之間嘅關係係點㗎呢？
What was the relationship between the sexes in the earliest days of human society?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

喺 hai2
in
人類 jan4 leoi6
humanity
社會 se5 wui2
(noun) community
最 zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
原始 jyun4 ci2
primitive
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時代 si4 doi6
era
兩性 loeng5 sing3
both sexes
之間 zi1 gaan1
between
關係 gwaan1 hai6
(noun) connection
係 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
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
呢 ni1
this

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