How to pronounce 東方 in Cantonese (45 out of 48):

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我們昨晚住了一晚這間格林東方酒店
We stayed for one night last night at this Green Oriental hotel.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
昨晚 zok3 maan5
last night
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
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
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
晚 maan5
evening
night
late
younger
junior
drawing towards the end
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
間格 gaan3 gaak3
layout of a house; room; flag (spoken)
林 lam4
woods
forest M: 片piàn [片]
circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
a collection (of similar things)
a surname
東方 dung1 fong1
oriental
in the direction of the east
酒店 zau2 dim3
hotel

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