How to pronounce 穷 in Cantonese (3 out of 5):

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因为四处行医，救助穷人，所以就为她建了这个【鲍姑殿】纪念她

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
为 wai4
for
四 sei3
(slang) labourer
处 cyu3
place
行 hong6
strong
医 ji1
medical
穷 kung4
poor
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
所以 so2 ji5
hence
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
她 taa1
she
her
建 gin3
to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct
a lunar month
a surname
to overturn
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
这 ze2
this
个 go3
measure word
鲍 baau1
abalone
姑 gu1
paternal aunt
husband's sister
husband's mother (old)
nun
for the time being (literary)
(country) girl
a general term for unmarried women
a female relative
a gay man
gay men
殿 din6
palace
hall
temple
the last
a term of address for princes
纪 gei2
era
念 nim6
to read
to study (a subject)
to attend (a school)
to read aloud
to miss (sb)
idea
remembrance
twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)
to think of
to miss
to remember
to chant
a surname

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