How to pronounce 杭 in Cantonese (5 out of 8):

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四年前才進軍深圳的杭幫菜網紅餐廳
I joined the Hangzhou Red Restaurant in Shenzhen four years ago.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

四年 sei3 nin4
four years
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
進軍 zeon3 gwan1
advance
深圳 sam1 zan3
Shenzhen
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
杭 hong4
surname Hang
Hangzhou
an alternative form for 航, to navigate
幫 bong1
help
菜 coi3
dish (type of food)
vegetable
cuisine M: 盘pán [盘]
道dào [道]
(coll.) (one's) type
a prostitute
a sexuallt attractive girl
young woman
a girlfriend
an ox
beef
網紅 wang3 hong2
internet celebrity
餐廳 caan1 teng1
restaurant

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