How to pronounce 孩 in Cantonese (18 out of 22):

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兩夫婦最多生一個 叫一孩政策
have a maximum of one child, known as the one-child policy.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
夫婦 fu1 fu5
husband and wife
最多 zeoi3 do1
maximum
at most
生 sang1
to be born
to give birth
life
to grow
raw
uncooked
student
living
lifetime
birth
living beings
a male actor
to happen
to occur
to produce
to create
crude
alive
strange
unfamiliar
keenly in
abruptly
rudely
by force
rudely
unskilled
used as a suffix to adverbs
a surname
Mr
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
孩 hoi4
child
baby
infant
children
young
small
政策 zing3 caak6
policy

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