How to pronounce 山長水遠 in Cantonese (16 out of 17):

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為何我山長水遠走來看樓呢
why I travel far to see the property

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
山長水遠 saan1 coeng4 seoi2 jyun5
a long and difficult way; remote; very far away
走來 zau2 loi4
walk over
看 hon3
to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)
to consult a doctor
to judge
樓 lau2
house with more than 1 story
storied building
floor M: 层céng [层]
座zuò [座]
栋dòng [栋]
flat
apartment
a surname
呢 ni1
this

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