How to pronounce 妻 in Cantonese (3 out of 5):

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1887 年娶咗富有嘅酒店老闆嘅女兒 Mary Hickey 為妻
In 1887, he married Mary Hickey, the daughter of a wealthy hotel owner.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

年 nin4
year
娶 ceoi2
marry (male to female)
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
富有 fu3 jau5
wealthy
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
酒店 zau2 dim3
hotel
老闆 lou5 baan2
(noun) employer
女兒 neoi5 ji4
daughter
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
妻 cai3
to marry a girl to a person
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