How to pronounce 江南西 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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以前读书的时候，过年前去江南西花市，都会过来这边吃糖水的，不过好像已经结业了
I used to go to the Jiangxi flower market last year and come here for sugar water, but it's like the end of the world.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以前 yi5 cin4
before
读 duk6
read
书 syu1
book
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
时 si4
time
候 hau6
to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days
to expect
to visit
to greet
condition
过 go3
pass
年前 nin4 cin4
years ago
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
江南西 gong1 naam4 sai1
West of South River
花市 faa1 si5
Lunar New Year flower market
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
会 will
can
来 loi4
come
这 ze2
this
边 bin1
side
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
糖水 tong4 seoi2
(noun) dessert
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
像 zoeng6
(verb) 1. Look like; (noun)
Statue; (of digital camera) 2. Pixel or amount of pixel
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
经 ging1
pass through
结 git3
conclude
业 jip6
business
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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