How to pronounce 祖居 in Cantonese (4 out of 7):

李小龙先生的所谓的祖居其实是他爸爸在广州曾经住过的旧居
Mr. Li's supposed ancestral home was actually the old home his father had lived in Guangzhou.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

李 lei5
plum (figuratively of one's students)
a surname
a judge
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for 𨳒 , to fuck
to have sex with
龙 lung4
dragon
先生 sin1 saang1
(used before a man's family name) Mr.
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
所 so2
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive M: 个gè [个]
a building
a bureau
a station
an office
that which
all that
whatever
a unit
谓 ngai6
say
祖居 zou2 geoi1
ancestral home
其 kei4
his
her
its
their
that
such
it (refers to sth preceding it)
within
used as suffix of an adverb
实 sat6
reality
是 si6
is
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
爸爸 baa1 baa1
father
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
广 shop
broad
州 zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
曾 zang1
great-grand
great-great grand
a surname
经 ging1
pass through
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
过 go3
pass
旧 gau6
old
居 geoi1
to reside
to be (in a certain position)
to store up
to be at a standstill
residence
house
restaurant
teahouse
classifier for bedrooms
dwelling
a surname

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