How to pronounce 栋 in Cantonese (14 out of 17):

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嗱前边仲有一栋起紧嘅
a building on the left in front of you. It

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

嗱 naa5
to hold in hand
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
边 bin1
side
仲有 zung6 jau5
moreover
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
栋 dung2
bush (measure word for buildings)
起 hei2
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
紧 gan2
tight
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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