How to pronounce 合 in Cantonese (27 out of 401):

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八合里雖然比起2年前來吃的有明顯進步
And the 8 kg is a significant improvement over the two years ago.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

八 baat3
eight
all around
all sides
to nose around
to pry into something
describes someone who is nosy or likes to gossip
to tell
to gossip
合 ho4
a note on ancient Chinese musical scale
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
雖然 seoi1 jin4
although
比起 bei2 hei2
compared with
年前 nin4 cin4
years ago
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
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
有 jau6
also
again
明顯 ming4 hin2
Obvious
進步 zeon3 bou6
progress

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