How to pronounce 建 in Cantonese (225 out of 323):

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他們的房屋一般都是依山而建
Their houses are built backing on mountains.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他們的 taa1 mun4 dik1
their
房屋 fong4 uk1
housing
一般 jat1 bun1
generally
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
是 si6
is
依 ji1
to depend on
to comply with or listen to sb
according to
in the light of
to lean on
to rest on
this
these
山 saan1
mountain
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
建 gin3
to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct
a lunar month
a surname
to overturn

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