How to pronounce 坐監 in Cantonese (9 out of 13):

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當一家人只能靠望窗而得到平靜,你突然之間 就會覺得其實呢一家人就好似坐監一樣,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

dong3
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
一家人 yat1 ga1 yan4
a family
只能 zi2 nang4
can only
kaau3
to lean against or on
to stand by the side of
to come near to
to depend on
to trust
to fuck (vulgar)
traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
near
along
toward
by
trustworthy
reliable
mong6
hope
expectate
gaze
coeng1
window
nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
得到 dak1 dou3
got
平靜 ping4 jing6
calm
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
突然之間 dat6 jin4 zi1 gaan1
Suddenly
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
覺得 gok3 dak1
think
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
ni1
this
好似 hou2 ci5
(adjective) similar
坐監 co5 gaam1
(verb) to be locked up in jail or prison
一樣 jat1 joeng6
the same
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