How to pronounce 師爺 in Cantonese (4 out of 8):

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我們入去看看, 為什麼他要興建仙四師爺廟呢?
Let's go in and see, why did he build the Tokong Sin Sze Si Ya?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
入去 jap6 heoi3
"go in"; to enter (often used to welcome someone to enter a place)
看看 hon3 hon3
have a look
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
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
興建 hing1 gin3
construct
仙 sin1
immortal
a Taoist super-being
an enlightened person
a fairy
transcendent
divine
an immortal
cent
四 sei3
(slang) labourer
師爺 si1 je4
(n.) (COLLOQUIAL) a paralegal.
廟 miu2
temple
ancestral shrine M: 座zuò [座]
temple fair
imperial court
呢 ni1
this

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