How to pronounce 寫給 in Cantonese (4 out of 6):

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這首歌是寫給他的兒子是對他以後期望
This song was written for his son, expressing his hopes for his future.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
首 sau3
to confess a crime
to turn oneself in
歌 go1
song M: 支zhī [支]
首shǒu [首]
to sing
a poem that can be set to music
to chant
to praise
lyrics
是 si6
is
寫給 se2 kap1
to write to
他的 taa1 dik1
his
兒子 ji4 zi2
son
對 deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
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
以後 ji5 hau6
from now on
期望 kei4 mong6
Expectation

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