How to pronounce 水退 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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從前，小弟在水退時去此小島釣泥孟

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

從前 cung4 cin4
in the past
小弟 siu2 dai6
younger brother
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
水退 seoi2 teoi3
low tide; receding tide
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
此 ci2
this
these
in this case
then
小島 siu2 dou2
island
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
泥 nai6
to cover with plaster
bigoted
rigid
obstinate
stubborn
孟 maang6
first month of a season
eldest amongst brothers
first in series
a surname
eminent

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