How to pronounce 監獄 in Cantonese (50 out of 63):

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他只是在監獄逗留了兩天
he only spent two days in prison

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
只是 zi2 si6
just
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
監獄 gaam1 juk6
prison
逗留 dau6 lau4
stay
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
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin

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