How to pronounce 始 in Cantonese (1 out of 233):

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他始终都是外语
He was always a foreigner.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
始 ci2
to begin
to start
then
only then
a beginning
a surname
first
终 jung1
finally
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
是 si6
is
外 oi6
outside
in addition
foreign
external
informal
relatives of one's mother
sisters
daughters
abroad
part of the name of some of the roles in traditional Chinese opera
语 jyu5
language

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