How to pronounce 古城 in Cantonese (3 out of 21):

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到咗容州古城啦
We're in the old city of Guangzhou.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
容 jung4
to hold
to contain
to allow
to tolerate
appearance
look
countenance
form
face
appearance
to permit
to forgive
to pardon
to forbear
forbearance
州 zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
古城 gu2 sing4
ancient city
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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