How to pronounce 岛 in Cantonese (7 out of 49):

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下一集我们会去广州大学城,看看这个在番禺小谷围岛的大学城
And in the next episode, we're going to Guangzhou University City, and we're going to see this university town on the Big Island in the Little Canyon.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

下 haa6
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
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
集 zap6
to gather
to collect
collected works
classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
a market
to compile
achievements
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
们 men2
plural suffix for pronouns
会 will
can
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
广 shop
broad
州 zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
学 hok6
learn
城 sing4
city walls
city
town M: 座zuò [座]
道dào [道]
个gè [个]
municipality
看看 hon3 hon3
have a look
这 ze2
this
个 go3
measure word
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
番禺 faan1 jyu4
Panyu
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for 𨳒 , to fuck
to have sex with
谷 guk1
valley
围 wai4
surround; enclosure
岛 dou2
island
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force

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