How to pronounce 猩猩 in Cantonese (8 out of 10):

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呢隻係一隻猩猩咁樣嘅妖怪
It's just a monster that looks like a gorilla. They are all ordinary

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呢 ni1
this
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
猩猩 sing1 sing1
a hairy male or person (slang)
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
妖怪 jiu2 gwaai3
ogre

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