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

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更别说当时1920年代，农民会有什么文化呢？既不认识文字，也不会沟通，也听不懂人家说什么
And what culture would farmers have in the 1920s, who could neither read, communicate, or understand their homes?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

更 gang3
more
even more
further
still
still more
别 bit6
separate
说 syu3
speak
当 dong1
when
时 si4
time
年代 nin4 doi6
era
农 nung4
farmer
民 man4
the people
nationality
citizen
folk
subjects
someone in a certain occupataion, such as farmer, fisherman
会 will
can
有 jau6
also
again
什 zaap6
miscellaneous
assorted
么 mo1
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
文化 man4 faa3
culture
呢 ni1
this
既 gei3
already
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
认 jing6
recognize
识 sik1
know
文字 man4 zi6
text
也不 jaa5 bat1
also not; neither
沟 gau1
trench
通 tung1
to go through
to know well
(suffix) expert
to connect
to communicate
open
to clear
classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
to pass through
common
unobstructed
to reach
to notify
general
whole
throughout
logical
coherent
to unblock
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
听 teng1
listen
懂 dung2
(verb) Know
人家 jan4 gaa1
others

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