How to pronounce 百合 in Cantonese (7 out of 25):

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為什麼叫「中市市場」不叫「百合園市場」嗎？
why it is called "Zhongshi Market" instead of "Lily Garden Market"?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
中 zung1
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
市 si5
market
city M: 个gè [个]
trade
town
to deal in
to try to gain profits
to show special favor to someone
part of the terminology used in metric system
市場 si5 coeng4
(noun) supermarket
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
百合 baak3 hap6
lily
園 jyun2
land used for growing plants
site used for public recreation
garden
orchard
plantation
park
嗎 maa5
morphine

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