How to pronounce 歌手 in Cantonese (8 out of 26):

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Betsy 講到Travis 令佢諗起一個叫 Kris Kristofferson 嘅歌手嘅一首歌，
Betsy told Travis about it and it reminded her of a song by Kris Kristofferson,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

講到 gong2 dou3
talk about
令 ling6
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
諗起 nam2 hei2
to think of [colloquial]
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
歌手 go1 sau2
singer
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
首 sau3
to confess a crime
to turn oneself in
歌 go1
song M: 支zhī [支]
首shǒu [首]
to sing
a poem that can be set to music
to chant
to praise
lyrics
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