How to pronounce 天井 in Cantonese (8 out of 12):

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九個天井嘅有108度門喎
The nine ceilings have a 108 degree entrance.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

gau2
1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
天井 tin1 zeng2
skylight
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
jau6
also
again
dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
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mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
mun4
gate
door M: 扇shàn [扇]
gateway
doorway M: 个gè [个]
opening
valve
switch
way to do something
knack
family
house
(religious) sect
school (of thought)
class
category
phylum or division (taxonomy)
classifier for large guns
classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
(suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
clan
gang
key
turning point
a surname
KangXi radical 169
wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
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