How to pronounce 發電機 in Cantonese (5 out of 7):

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這三個口是給船上的發電機用

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
口 hau2
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30
是 si6
is
給 kap1
to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(grammatical equivalent of 被)
(grammatical equivalent of 把)
(sentence intensifier)
to supply
to provide
well provided for
abundant
glib
船 syun4
boat
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
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
發電機 faat3 din6 gei1
generator
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this

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