How to pronounce 居 in Cantonese (95 out of 121):

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雖然雲來居是一間傳統餐廳, 但服務員都比較年輕
Although Yunlaiju is a traditional restaurant, the waiters are relatively young.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

雖然 seoi1 jin4
although
雲 wan4
cloud M: 朵duǒ [朵]
a surname
abbreviation for Yunnan Province
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
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
是 si6
is
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
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
傳統 cyun4 tung2
customs
餐廳 caan1 teng1
restaurant
但 daan6
but
服務員 fu6 mou6 jyun4
waiter
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
年輕 nin4 hing1
young

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