How to pronounce 埃及 in Cantonese (2 out of 39):

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嚟埃及 同嚟伊斯坦堡，住過最似樣嘅
They lived in Egypt and Istanbul, and they were the same.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
埃及 ngai4 kap1
Egypt
同 tung4
and
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
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
最 zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
似樣 ci5 joeng2
(adjective) (of human look) look like; look similar; resemblance; (of work) decent; presentable; proper
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
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