How to pronounce 燕子 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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對面呢就叫燕子眼
And this side is called the rabbit's eye.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

對面 deoi3 min6
across
呢 ni1
this
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
燕子 jin3 zi2
swallow (bird)
眼 ngaan5
eye
small hole
crux (of a matter) M: 只zhī [只]
双shuāng [双]
classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) or needle, nail, lamp etc
eyelet
opening
aperture
salient point
insight
trap (in chess)
unaccented beat (in opera)
eyesight
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