How to pronounce 妻 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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所以就可以好專心咁湊仔同餵奶喇，因此早期人類社會普遍採用從妻而居（matrilocal residence）模式，

So you can be a very focused parent and grandmother, and so early human society adopted the matrillocal residence model.

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

所以 so2 ji5

hence

就可以 zau6 ho2 ji5

then can

好 hou3

to like

to love

to be fond of

to be liable to

to be likely to

專心 zyun1 sam1

concentrate on

咁 gam3

so (Cantonese)

Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this

湊仔 cau3 zai2

child-rearing

同 tung4

and

餵奶 wai3 naai5

to feed with milk

喇 laa3

trumpet

loudspeaker'

因此 jan1 ci2

therefore

早期 zou2 kei4

early stage

人類 jan4 leoi6

humanity

社會 se5 wui2

(noun) community

普遍 pou2 pin3

universal

採用 coi2 jung6

adopt

從 zung6

paternal cousins

part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times

妻 cai3

to marry a girl to a person

而 nang4

an alternative form for 能,to be able

居 geoi1

to reside

to be (in a certain position)

to store up

to be at a standstill

residence

house

restaurant

teahouse

classifier for bedrooms

dwelling

a surname

模式 mou4 sik1

mode

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