How to pronounce 外公 in Cantonese (3 out of 6):

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其實孝思堂是由我外公發起建立的
In fact, Xiaositang was founded by my grandfather

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

其實 kei4 sat6
actually
孝 haau3
filial piety or obedience
mourning apparel
the Hau group, a sub group of the 14K triad gang
思 soi1
long and thick beard
mustache
堂 tong4
(main) hall
large room for a specific purpose
relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
of the same clan
classifier for sets (or suites) of furniture, classes etc M: 间jiān [间]
是 si6
is
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
外公 ngoi6 gung1
(noun) Grandpa
發起 faat3 hei2
initiate
建立 gin3 laap6
establish
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force

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