How to pronounce 姚明 in Cantonese (1 out of 9):

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姚明的身高 87步到得了那家店嗎?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

姚明 jiu4 ming4
Yao Ming
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
身高 san1 gou1
height
步 fau6
an alternative form for 埠,port
harbour
town
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
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
那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
家 ze1
used as an expletive at the end of a sentence
店 dim3
shop
嗎 maa5
morphine

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