How to pronounce 百年歸老 in Cantonese (6 out of 6):

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如果那些死人樓的 即業主已百年歸老了啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
那些 naa5 go2
those
死人 sei2 jan4
(adjective) 1. damned; 2. (adverb) 1. Damn!; 2. Shit!
樓 lau2
house with more than 1 story
storied building
floor M: 层céng [层]
座zuò [座]
栋dòng [栋]
flat
apartment
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
即 zik1
namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near
quickly
immediately
業主 jip6 zyu2
landlord
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
百年歸老 baak3 nin4 gwai1 lou5
(proverb) in old age; (Figurative meaning) after a senior passes away
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
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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