How to pronounce 命 in Cantonese (105 out of 195):

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是香港醫護救了我一命
Hong Kong health care saved my life

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

是 si6
is
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
醫護 yi1 woo6
medical care
救 gau3
save
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
命 ming6
life

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