How to pronounce 杜 in Cantonese (36 out of 48):

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由其是你 杜小姐
Especially for you, Miss Du

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
其 kei4
his
her
its
their
that
such
it (refers to sth preceding it)
within
used as suffix of an adverb
是 si6
is
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
杜 dou6
birchleaf pear (tree)
to stop
to prevent
to restrict
to make up something
a surname
小姐 siu2 ze2
(noun) 1. Witness; (pronoun)
Ms; 2. Miss (before a surname)

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