How to pronounce 祖 in Cantonese (4 out of 28):

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祖己何出此言是因為武丁平日生活頗為奢侈

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

祖 zou2
ancestor
forefather
grandparents
founder
an originator
sacrifice to god of travellers
a surname
己 gei2
self
oneself
sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]
sixth in order
letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
hexa
personal
何出此言 ho4 ceot1 ci2 jin4
why say such a thing
是 si6
is
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
武丁 mou5 ding1
Wu Ding
平日 ping4 jat6
normally
生活 saang1 wut6
life
頗 po2
rather
quite
considerably (Taiwan pr. [pǒ])
very
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
奢侈 se1 chi3
luxury
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