How to pronounce 東 in Cantonese (161 out of 480):

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我們下午的時間大概到東龍島對開
We were about to arrive at Donglong Island in the afternoon.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
下午 haa6 ng5
afternoon
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
時間 si4 gaan3
time
大概 daai6 koi3
probably
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 dung1
east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord, owner
a surname
龍 lung4
dragon M: 条tiáo [条]
imperial
symbol of an emperor
used in literature to describe horse
symbolic of great name
a surname
KangXi radical 212
a queue
money
snake meat
six
島 dou2
island
對開 deoi3 hoi1
folded in half

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