How to pronounce 歇後語 in Cantonese (10 out of 12):

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這就是歇後語了

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5

this

these

(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)

the

here

now

then

就是 zau6 si6

(verb) Something is…

歇後語 hit3 hau6 jyu5

Chinese idiom riddle

了 liu4

(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

(completed action marker)

to finish

to end

to settle

a final particle indicating change of situation to understand

a verb particle indicating possibility

to put in

to take away

to escape

flee in secret

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