How to pronounce 東山 in Cantonese (18 out of 18):

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沿著「花地大道北」一直走一走到「東山百貨」過馬路走到「紅棉苑」
We went north along Flower Avenue to East Mountain Shops and across the highway to Red Cotton.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

沿 yun4
along
著 zyu3
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
花 waa6
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
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
大道 daai6 dou6
avenue
北 bui3
an alternative form for 背, back
一直 yat1 zik6
always
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
東山 dung1 saan1
Dongshan
百貨 baak3 fo3
department store
過馬路 gwo3 maa5 lou6
cross the road
紅棉 hung4 min4
kapok
苑 jyun2
park
pasture
imperial garden
mansion
enclosure for keeping animals
housing court
centre for arts and literature
a surname

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