How to pronounce 生計 in Cantonese (10 out of 16):

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為了生計, 只好嘗試開店賣麻辣燙, 剛開始只有一張桌子

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
生計 sang1 gai3
livelihood
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
嘗試 soeng4 si3
try
開店 hoi1 dim3
to open a shop
賣 maai6
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish
剛 gong1
hard
firm
strong
just
barely
exactly
tough
rigid
just now
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
只有 zi2 jau5
only
一張 jat1 zoeng1
a piece (of paper)
桌子 coek3 zi2
table

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