How to pronounce 周街 in Cantonese (10 out of 19):

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當時啲人窮到抽筋，食咗幾年樹皮嘅人周街都係， 為咗生存，

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
啲 dit1
only a little bit
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
窮 kung4
exhausted
poor
destitute
improverished
having an end
having a limit
most
extremely
utterly
thoroughly
to pursue to the limit
despite poverty
exhaustively
to exhaust
in trouble
without any way out
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
抽筋 cau1 gan1
(noun) 1. spasm; (slang) unbearable (e.g. heat, etc.)
食 zi6
to feed
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
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
年 nin4
year
樹皮 syu6 pei4
tree bark
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
周街 zau1 gaai1
everywhere
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
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
為咗 wai4 zo2
(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
生存 sang1 cyun4
survival

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