How to pronounce 居民 in Cantonese (106 out of 142):

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所以這裡的居民逼不得已才把壁畫消滅掉
here that the residents had no choice but to remove the murals.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

所以 so2 ji5
hence
這裡 ze2 lei5
here
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
居民 geoi1 man4
resident
逼 bik1
force
press
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
壁畫 bing3 waak6
mural
消滅 siu1 mit6
to destroy
掉 zaau6
to row an oar

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