How to pronounce 東西 in Cantonese (14 out of 2783):

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我們現在先去找東西吃
We're going to get something to eat.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
現在 jin6 zoi6
now
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
找 zaau2
(verb) Search;
東西 dung1 sai1
east and west
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer

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