How to pronounce 古人 in Cantonese (4 out of 18):

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其實是生活於嚴寒雪地的古人所習慣配戴的遮光護眼罩

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
是 si6
is
生活 saang1 wut6
life
於 wu1
(literary) Oh!
Ah!
a tiger (dated term)
嚴寒 jim4 hon4
(adjective) Frigid
雪地 syut3 dei6
snow field
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
古人 gu2 jan4
ancient people
所 so2
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive M: 个gè [个]
a building
a bureau
a station
an office
that which
all that
whatever
a unit
習慣 zaap6 gwaan3
habit
配戴 pui3 doi6
wear
遮 ze1
to cover up (a shortcoming)
to screen off
to hide
to conceal
to shield
to protect
to block
to obstruct
to impede
umbrella
parasol
光 gwong1
light
ray M: 道dào [道]
bright
only
merely
to use up
glossy
smooth
glory
honor
bare
naked
a surname
護眼 wu6 ngaan5
eye protection
罩 zaau3
a cover
fish
chicken trap (basket)
a shade
to cover from the top
an overall

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