How to pronounce 祖 in Cantonese (17 out of 65):

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係嚟自元祖 猿人爭霸戰 Caesar 個老豆同仔嘅名
It's the name of a father and son who fought Caesar.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
嚟自 lei4 zi6
come from
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
祖 zou2
ancestor
forefather
grandparents
founder
an originator
sacrifice to god of travellers
a surname
猿人 yun4 jan4
ape man
爭霸 zaang1 baa3
compete for supremacy
戰 zin3
to fight
fight
war
battle
a surname
to shiver
to tremble
to be fearful of making mistakes
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
老豆 lou5 dau6
(slang) father; dad; daddy
同 tung4
and
仔 zi2
meticulous
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation

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