How to pronounce 栋 in Cantonese (8 out of 17):

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就睇住佢哋一栋栋由一带烂地开始卖
watched them start selling one after another from the bad land in the area to

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

就睇 naau6 tai2
it depends on
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
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
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)
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
带 daai3
bring
烂 laan6
broken
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
开 hoei1
open
始 ci2
to begin
to start
then
only then
a beginning
a surname
first
卖 maai6
sell

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