How to pronounce 湖泊 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

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是因為這一帶有十二個很美的湖泊而起的

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

是 si6
is
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
一帶 jat1 daai3
region
有 jau6
also
again
十二 sap6 ji6
twelve
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
很 han2
very
美的 mei5 di1
Beautiful
湖泊 wu4 bok3
lakes
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
起 hei2
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
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

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