How to pronounce 監牢 in Cantonese (7 out of 11):

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中意坐監重多過喺出面生活， 寧願返入監牢都唔想喺社會上生存，
They're more likely to go to jail than to live outside, and they'd rather go back to prison than live in society.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

中意 zung1 ji3
favorite
坐監 co5 gaam1
(verb) to be locked up in jail or prison
重 zung6
to attach importance to
important
significant
solemn
discreet
furthermore
still
even
also
valuable
in addition
多過 do1 gwo3
more than
喺 hai2
in
出面 ceot1 min2
(adverb, adjective) outside
生活 saang1 wut6
life
寧願 ning4 jyun6
rather
返 faan1
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
入 jap6
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in
監牢 gaam1 lou4
prison
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
社會 se5 wui2
(noun) community
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
生存 sang1 cyun4
survival

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