How to pronounce 祖輩 in Cantonese (2 out of 2):

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可能他們的祖輩是因為兩次排華的事件去了香港
Maybe their grandparents went to Hong Kong for two different events.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
他們的 taa1 mun4 dik1
their
祖輩 zou2 bui3
ancestors
是 si6
is
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
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
次 ci3
next in sequence
second
the second (day, time etc)
secondary
vice-
sub-
infra-
inferior quality
substandard
order
sequence
hypo- (chemistry)
classifier for enumerated events: time
temporary accommodation when travelling
a surname
排華 pai4 waa4
anti-Chinese
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
事件 sin6 gin6
incident
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
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
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong

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