How to pronounce 珠海 in Cantonese (8 out of 90):

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為什麼珠海拱北口岸的店會特別貴我真的不太明白
I don't really understand why shops on the northern shore of Zhuhai are so expensive.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
珠海 zyu1 hoi
Zhuhai
拱北 gung2 bak1
Gongbei
口岸 hau2 ngon6
checkpoint
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
店 dim3
shop
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
特別 dak6 bit6
special
貴 gwai3
expensive
noble
your (name), used in a polite expression
precious
costly
valuable
a surname
to esteem highly
to value
to treasure
to honour or love
honorable
honorific
part of a place name
elegant
high class
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
真的 zan1 dik1
yes
real
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
太 taai3
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
明白 ming4 baak6
understand

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