How to pronounce 狮 in Cantonese (4 out of 10):

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子阳嗰边佢真系出海噶啦
And he was really out there in the lion's den.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

ngai1
eh
si1
lion
zi2
(noun suffix)
son
child
offspring
person
seed
eggs of animals
the first character in the duodecimal cycle
title of respect for men of distinction
pupil
disciple
one's spouse
rank of nobility equivalent to a viscount
subsidiary
subordinate
numerator
anything small
young
yeung4
positive
go3
that
those (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 那nà [那]
bin1
side
heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
zan1
really
truly
indeed
real
true
genuine
actual
a surname
true, original, unspoiled character of man
exact copy of something
natural instincts
inherent quality
hai6
department
出海 ceot1 hoi2
to go to sea
got3
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)
Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha
(dialect) final particle similar to 了le [了] (esp. in Yunnan)
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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