How to pronounce 炒樓 in Cantonese (8 out of 9):

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現在借了筆錢不是做生意 而是去炒樓

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

現在 jin6 zoi6
now
借 ze3
to lend
to borrow
by means of
to take (an opportunity)
to make use of
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
筆 bat1
pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals M: 支zhī [支]
枝zhī [枝]
quality
style of writing
to do something in writing
錢 zin2
an ancient type of farming tool
不是 bat1 si6
is not
做生意 zou6 saang1 ji3
do business
而是 ji4 si6
but is
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
炒樓 caau2 lau4
property speculation

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