How to pronounce 生平 in Cantonese (5 out of 11):

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原来是哈将，这里写着他的生平，原来有这个由来的，我们再看看对面那位
It turns out to be General Ha. His life is written here. It turns out that there is this origin. Let’s take a look at the one on the opposite side. This one

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原 jyun5
hypocrite
来 loi4
come
是 si6
is
哈 haai1
laughter
yawn
to breath out
to stoop
used in transliteration
将 zoeng1
will
这 ze2
this
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
写 se2
write
着 jyu3
ing
他的 taa1 dik1
his
生平 sang1 ping4
(noun) (of book
writing) Biography
有 jau6
also
again
个 go3
measure word
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
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
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
们 men2
plural suffix for pronouns
再 zoi3
again
看看 hon3 hon3
have a look
对 deoi3
right
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status

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