How to pronounce 本性 in Cantonese (2 out of 11):

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特別係會覺得孤獨難受呢樣嘢本來就係人類嘅本性， 當我哋住喺一個有幾百萬人嘅城市入面

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

特別 dak6 bit6
special
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
覺得 gok3 dak1
think
孤獨 gwu1 duk6
lonely; solitude
難受 naan4 sau6
uncomfortable
呢 ni1
this
樣嘢 joeng6 je5
Kind of thing
本來 bun2 loi4
(adverb) initial
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
人類 jan4 leoi6
humanity
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
本性 bun2 sing3
nature
當 dong3
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
喺 hai2
in
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
有 jau6
also
again
幾百萬 gei2 baak3 maan6
millions
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
城市 sing4 si5
city
入面 jap6 min6
inside

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