How to pronounce 山長水遠 in Cantonese (12 out of 17):

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為什麼我們要山長水遠進來這個地方呢？
Why did we travel so far to come to this place?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
山長水遠 saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5
a long and difficult way; remote; very far away
進來 zeon3 loi4
come in
這個 ze2 go3
this one
地方 dei6 fong1
place
呢 ni1
this

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