How to pronounce 母雞 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

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原來係母雞媽媽啱啱返咗幾隻蛋呀

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原來 yun4 loi4
originally
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
母雞 mou5 gai1
hen
媽媽 maa1 maa
mother
啱啱 ngaam1 ngaam1
(adverb) just right; just now
返 faan1
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
蛋 daan6
egg
oval-shaped M: 个gè [个]
打dá [打]
a watch
fellow (used in conjunction with an adjective or a noun in a derogatory manner)
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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