How to pronounce 獅子 in Cantonese (52 out of 70):

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原來有隻大獅子喺度瞓緊覺呀
a big lion was taking a deep nap.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原來 yun4 loi4
originally
有隻 yau5 zek3
having one
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
獅子 si1 zi2
lion
喺度 hai2 dou6
(slang) "here"; an expression to indicate that someone is here
around
瞓 fan3
to sleep (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 睡shuì [睡]
to lie down
sleepy
緊 gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
覺 gok3
to feel
to find that
thinking
awake
aware
to sense
to be conscious of
to realize
to discover
sense
feeling
consciousness
sensation
to wake from
to inform
to teach
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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