How to pronounce 砂 in Cantonese (8 out of 36):

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高砂鎮幾個星期之前先啱啱俾阿朗蹂躪過
High Sand Town was just visited by Albion a few weeks ago.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

高 gou1
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
lofty
a high level or degree
superior
a surname
elevated
respectable
noble
expensive
old
supreme
high pitched
high quality
height
砂 saa1
sand
gravel
granule
grit
gritty
sand like material
cinnabar
abrasive cloth
mortar
golddust
sandpit
grindstone
emerywheel
granulated
sandy
鎮 zan3
to press down
to calm
to subdue
to suppress
to guard
garrison
small town
to cool or chill (food or drinks)
town
market place
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
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
星期 sing1 kei4
week
之前 zi1 cin4
before
先啱 sin1 aam1
first fit
啱 aam1
correct
suitable
to suit sb
just now (Cantonese)
by chance
by coincidence
俾 pai3
a parapet
to look askance
阿 ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
朗 long5
clear
bright
distinct
loud and clear
resonant
蹂躪 jau4 lam2
trample
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)

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