How to pronounce 祖 in Cantonese (37 out of 65):

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这位是天后娘娘，就是妈祖，福建广东沿海地区都是拜妈祖，
This is the Queen of Heaven, Mazu, and the coastal areas of Guangdong, Fujian. They all worship Mazu, and

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

这 ze2
this
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
是 si6
is
天后 tin1 hau6
Empress of Heaven or Tin Hau
娘娘 noeng4 noeng4
empress
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
妈 maa1
mom
祖 zou2
ancestor
forefather
grandparents
founder
an originator
sacrifice to god of travellers
a surname
福建 fuk1 gin6
Fujian (a province in China)
广 shop
broad
东 dung1
east
沿海 jyun4 hoi2
(adjective) Along shoreline
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
区 keoi1
district
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
拜 baai3
to pay respect
worship
visit
salute
to bow
to kowtow
to do obeisance
to appoint
appointment
a surname

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