How to pronounce 屋主 in Cantonese (10 out of 11):

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只不過是屋主住到百年歸老而已
just the owner lives to a hundred years old,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

只不過 zi2 bat1 gwo1
merely
是 si6
is
屋主 uk1 zyu2
the homeowner
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
百年歸老 baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5
(proverb) in old age; (Figurative meaning) after a senior passes away
而已 ji4 ji5
That's it!

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