How to pronounce 生存 in Cantonese (13 out of 147):

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不但許留山要關 就連在內地生存得很好的滿記也不行
It's not just that the mountains are closed, and it's not even a good way to survive.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不但 bat1 daan6
not only
許留山 heoi2 lau4 saan1
Hui Lau Shan; a chain of dessert shops based in Hong Kong
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
關 gwaan1
mountain pass
to close
to shut
to turn off
to concern
to involve
a custom barrier
a check point
a mechanism
turning point
critical juncture
a wooden bolt for the door
a surname
to pick up or make money payments
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
連 lin4
to link
to join
to connect
continuously
in succession
including
(used with 也, 都 etc) even
company (military)
to involve
including
together with
besides
to the extent of
company (of soldiers)
a surname
在內 zoi6 noi6
within
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
生存 sang1 cyun4
survival
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
很 han2
very
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
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
滿 mun6
an alternative form for 懣, sorrowful
記 gei3
to record
to note
to remember
mark
sign
classifier for blows, kicks, shots
written accounts
records
a seal
to keep in mind
a book recording notes
information
people
usually used in abbreviating the name or brandname of a shop
business
也不 jaa5 bat1
also not; neither
行 hong6
strong

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