How to pronounce 故居 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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或者迫於當時嘅形勢,落得身敗名裂的下場。我看完他的故居後想,名利是否值千金？

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

或者 waak6 ze2
or
迫於 bok1 jyu1
under pressure
當時 dong1 si4
back then
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
形勢 jing4 sai3
situation
落 lok6
to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement
to deliver
to put in
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
身敗名裂 san1 baai6 ming4 lit6
lose face and reputation
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
下場 haa6 coeng4
end
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
看 hon3
to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)
to consult a doctor
to judge
完 jyun4
to finish
to be over
whole
complete
entire
to run out
a surname
他的 taa1 dik1
his
故居 gu3 geoi1
former residence
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
名利 ming4 lei6
fame and profit
是否 si6 fau2
is or not
值 zik6
value
(to be) worth
to happen to
to be on duty
worthwhile
deserving
千金 qin1 gam1
daughter

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