How to pronounce 唐樓 in Cantonese (9 out of 11):

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當時唐樓下面是地舖 上面住人
There were people living on the ground floor.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
唐樓 tong4 lau4
Tong Lau
下面 haa6 min6
below
si6
is
地舖 dei6 pou3
shop on ground level
上面 soeng6 min6
(noun) Up stair; (figurative - old) 1. China
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
jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
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