How to pronounce 巢 in Cantonese (2 out of 11):

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湯在後面力追,桀唯有帶同妹喜和大批珍寶逃往城市南
The water was chasing after them, and they fled with their sisters and their precious stones to the southern nest of the city.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
在後 zoi6 hau6
behind
min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
lik6
power
force
strength
ability
strenuously
capability
influence
vigor
vigorously
to do one's best
KangXi radical 19
energy
zeoi1
to chase after
to seek
to do one's utmost to seek or procure sth
to recall
to woo
to trace
to get to the bottom of
to do something retroactively
to keep gambling in the hope to recoup one's losses
git3
despotic ruler
唯有 wei4 yau5
only
daai3
band
belt
girdle
ribbon
tire
area
zone
region M: 条tiáo [条]
to wear
to carry
to take along
to bear (i.e. to have)
to lead
to bring
to look after
to raise
to involve
mix with
tung4
and
mui2
younger sister
term of address for a young woman or girl
hei2
to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad
pregnancy
happy event
wo4
and
大批 daai6 pai3
large quantities
珍寶 zan1 bou2
(loanword) Jumbo
逃往 tou4 wong5
flee to
城市 sing4 si5
city
naam4
south
caau4
nest
den
hideout
to lose
to fail
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