How to pronounce 杭州 in Cantonese (8 out of 14):

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杭州嘅呢條大橋頭呢即係百步大橋都熄咗燈㗎喎
This one in Hangzhou, the 100-foot bridge, is all turned off.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

杭州 hong4 zau1
Hangzhou
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
ni1
this
tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
大橋 daai6 kiu4
bridge
tau4
head
hair style
the top
end
beginning or end
a stub
remnant
chief
boss
side
aspect
first
leading
classifier for pigs or livestock M: 个gè [个]
used as a suffix
an area
a location
即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
mak6
to strive
to endeavour
to work hard
fau6
an alternative form for 埠,port
harbour
town
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
sik1
to switch off
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
dang1
lamp
light
lantern M: 盏zhǎn [盏]
stock or share in a business venture
gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
wo6
a final particle to express surprise
agreement
disagreement
tone of reminder or emphasis
when quoting words said by others
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