How to pronounce 生平 in Cantonese (4 out of 11):

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莎士比亞嘅生平係點其實都唔使點講
I don't really have to say anything about Shakespeare's life.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

莎士比亞 so1 si6 bei2 ngaa1
Shakespeare
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
生平 sang1 ping4
(noun) (of book
writing) Biography
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
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
唔使 m4 sai2
(phrase) no need to; do not need something; it's unnecessary
點講 dim2 gong2
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