How to pronounce 祠堂 in Cantonese (6 out of 24):

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第一 因為它是由一間祠堂改建而成的
The first is that it was a converted kitchen.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

第一 dai6 jat1
first
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
它 to1
it
other
used as a meaningless mock object
是 si6
is
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
祠堂 ci4 tong4
ancestral hall
改建 goi2 gin3
renovation
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
成 seng4
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
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

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