How to pronounce 唐樓 in Cantonese (2 out of 22):

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你地知架啦住唐樓村屋

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
知 zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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
唐樓 tong4 lau4
Tong Lau
村屋 cyun1 uk1
(noun) three-floor houses

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