How to pronounce 炎炎 in Cantonese (5 out of 9):

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南半球的12月是炎炎夏日，7、8月就是寒冷的冬季

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

南半球 naam4 bun3 kau4
Southern Hemisphere
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
月 jyut6
moon
month
monthly M: 个gè [个]
轮lún [轮]
KangXi radical 74
a surname
moon-shaped
luna
a woman's confinement month after child birth
是 si6
is
炎炎 jim4 jim4
scorching
夏日 haa6 jat6
summer day
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
寒冷 hon4 laang5
cold
冬季 dung1 gwai3
(noun) Winter season

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