How to pronounce 居 in Cantonese (58 out of 121):

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香港係一個以能者居之嘅地方
Hong Kong is a place where capable people live

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
能 toi4
name of a constellation
者 ze2
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
(after a noun) person involved in ...
-er
-ist
(used after a number or 后hòu [后] or 前qián [前] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
(old) (used at the end of a command)
(old) this
a surname
denoting a portion
this
these
yes, yes! (exclamation)
居 geoi1
to reside
to be (in a certain position)
to store up
to be at a standstill
residence
house
restaurant
teahouse
classifier for bedrooms
dwelling
a surname
之 zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
地方 dei6 fong1
place

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