How to pronounce 沈 in Cantonese (15 out of 51):

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因為武漢肺炎嘅關係 相信大家都過咗一段比較沈悶嘅日子㗎啦
And because of Wuhan pneumonia, I'm sure you've all been through a much more boring day.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
武漢 mou5 waan4
Wuhan
肺炎 fai3 jim4
pneumonia
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
關係 gwaan1 hai6
(noun) connection
相信 soeng1 seon3
(verb) trust
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
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
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
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
一段 jat1 dyun6
classifier for sections and relationships
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
沈 sam2
a surname
part of a place name
悶 mun6
bored
depressed
melancholy
sealed
airtight
tightly closed
gloomy
in low spirits
stuffy
to cover tightly
to keep silent
日子 yat6 zi2
day
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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