How to pronounce 姓 in Cantonese (66 out of 69):

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住了數年的鄰居 都不知姓甚名誰
don't even know the names of your neighbors who have lived here for years.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
數年 sou3 nin4
several years
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
鄰居 leong4 geoi1
neighbor
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
不知 bat1 zi1
do not know
姓 sing3
family name
surname M: 个gè [个]
to be surnamed
a clan name
people
ordinary folk
甚 sap6
what
fast
very much
quite
considerably
great extent
to exceed
to be more than
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
誰 seoi4
who
also pr. [shuí]
anyone

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