How to pronounce 堂口 in Cantonese (3 out of 8):

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移民當然會投靠同鄉為主啦， 咁因為一開始你搞個堂口就一定唔夠人手，

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

移民 ji4 man4
immigrate
當然 dong1 jin4
(adverb) absolutely
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
投靠 tou4 kau3
seek shelter
同鄉 tung4 hoeng1
fellow townspeople
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
主 zyu2
owner
master
host
individual or party concerned
God
Lord
main
to indicate or signify
trump card (in card games)
chief
principal
to determine
decisive power over something
memorial tablet
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
搞個 gaa3 go3
to do something
堂口 tong4 hau2
units in a gang
就 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
一定 yat1 ding6
definitely
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
夠 gau3
to reach
to be enough
adequate
tired of
fed up with
too
人手 jan4 sau2
(noun) Workforce

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