How to pronounce 命 in Cantonese (52 out of 195):

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用部電腦都仲可以救住命先

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
部 bou6
ministry
department
section
part
division
troops
board
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
電腦 din6 nou5
computer
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
仲 zung6
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
救 gau3
save
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
命 ming6
life
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then

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