How to pronounce 旧 in Cantonese (5 out of 114):

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现在网上有消息说 这了也准备要旧区改造了 就是有房地产商收购然后建一些房子卖给这里的居民

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

现 jin6
appear
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
网 mong5
internet
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
有 jau6
also
again
消息 siu1 sik1
news
说 syu3
speak
这 ze2
this
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
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
准 zeon2
to allow
to grant
in accordance with
in the light of
quasi-
备 bei6
prepare
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
旧 gau6
old
区 keoi1
district
改造 goi2 zou6
to renovate
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
房 pong4
Epang palace
to hesistate
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
产 chaan2
product
商 soeng1
commerce
merchant
dealer
to consult
2nd note in pentatonic scale
quotient (as in 智商zhìshāng [智商], intelligence quotient)
to discuss
收 sau1
to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name)
to harvest
to regain
to take something back
to gather
to build an affiliation with someone such as to adopt
to take in
to hide
to retract
to punish
to contain
to end
to retrieve
购 gau3
purchase
然 jin4
correct
right
so
thus
like this
–ly
nevertheless
to promise
to pledge
if so
to burn
后 hau6
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
建 gin3
to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct
a lunar month
a surname
to overturn
一些 jat1 se1
some
房子 fong2 zi2
house
卖 maai6
sell
给 kap1
give
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
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
居民 geoi1 man4
resident

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