How to pronounce 威廉 in Cantonese (5 out of 6):

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先說威廉　他由入行開始已是一個大哥哥

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
威廉 wai1 lim4
William
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
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
入行 jap6 hong4
start a career in a certain industry
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
是 si6
is
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
大哥 daai6 go1
elder brother
哥 go1
elder brother
a term of address for an older male

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