How to pronounce 牢 in Cantonese (6 out of 10):

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當時師酒長知道後才想起獄牢裡約瑟於是向法老提起約瑟
When the chief steward learned about this, he remembered Joseph in prison and mentioned him to Pharaoh.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
師 si1
teacher
master
expert
model
army division
(old) troops
to dispatch troops
to imitate
exemplar
酒 zau2
alcohol
長 zoeng6
extraneous
知道 zi1 dou3
know
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
想起 soeng2 hei2
recall
獄 juk6
prison
lawsuit
hell
牢 lou4
firm
sturdy
fold (for animals)
sacrifice
prison
to secure
cattle and sheep
a surname
sad
strong
firm
stable
裡 leoi5
lining
interior
inside
internal
within
於是 jyu1 si6
(adverb) therefore
向 hoeng3
towards
法老 faat3 lou5
Pharaoh
提起 tai4 hei2
talk about

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