How to pronounce 巳 in Cantonese (5 out of 8):

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報平安呀, 説沒事沒事, 巳到上海了
Report safety, say it's okay, they've arrived in Shanghai

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
説 seoi3
say
沒事 mut6 si6
nothing
巳 ji6
snake (zodiac)
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
上海 soeng6 hoi2
Shanghai
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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