How to pronounce 爷 in Cantonese (21 out of 27):

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左面写着【财施天下】这位应该就是财神爷了
The one on the left side of the God of Wealth should be the God of Wealth

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

左面 zo2 min6
left side; to the left of
写 se2
write
着 jyu3
ing
财 coi4
wealth
施 si3
to grant
to give
to bestow
to act
to carry out
to bring into effect
to apply
to use
to add
a surname
to enforce
天下 tin1 haa6
under heaven
这 ze2
this
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
应 ying1
should
该 goi1
should
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
神 san4
deity
soul
spirit
unusual
mysterious
lively
expressive
expression
look M: 个gè [个]
(slang) awesome
amazing
god
the mind
demeanor
to appreciate
to comprehend
divine
miraculous
superb
by the spirit
countenance
supernatural
weird
insane
ridiculous
abnormal
damaged
out of order
an idol
fairy
a role model
a hero
爷 je4
grandfather
sir
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

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