How to pronounce 東 in Cantonese (21 out of 480):

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試過由東走到西 要5分鐘才到
It takes five minutes to get from east to west.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

試過 si3 gwo3
tried; experienced; encountered before
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
東 dung1
east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord, owner
a surname
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
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
西 sai1
west
western
occident
foreign
a surname
abbreviation for Spain
westwards
a pawn-ticket
cunt
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
分鐘 fan1 zung1
minute
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed

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