How to pronounce 沉沉 in Cantonese (3 out of 3):

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於是，上帝使亞當沉沉入睡﹔ 然後從他身上取出一根肋骨，上 帝用那根肋骨造成一個女人。上帝為亞當造了一個好配偶。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

於是 jyu1 si6
(adverb) therefore
上帝 soeng6 dai3
God
使 si2
to make
to cause
to enable
to use
to employ
to send
to instruct sb to do sth
to need to
to have to
沉沉 cam4 cam4
heavy or deep (sleep)
入睡 jap6 seoi6
fall asleep
然後 jin4 hau6
then
從 zung6
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
身上 san1 soeng6
on the body
取出 ceoi2 ceot1
take out
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
根 gan1
root
basis
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings M: 条tiáo [条]
radical (chemistry)
foundation
completely
root of a number
the penis
肋骨 laak6 gwat1
rib
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
造成 zou6 sing4
cause
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
女人 neoi5 jan4
(noun) 1. female; 2. woman; 3. lady
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
造 zou6
to make
to build
to manufacture
to invent
to fabricate
to go to
party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
crop
classifier for crops
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
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
配偶 pui3 au3
spouse

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