How to pronounce 窮困 in Cantonese (6 out of 7):

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而南巢是一個很窮困的地方，桀和妹喜沒人服侍，他們沒東西吃又不去勞動
And the southern nest was a very poor place, and their mother and their sisters were not served, and they had nothing to eat, nor did they work.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
南 naam4
south
巢 caau4
nest
den
hideout
to lose
to fail
是 si6
is
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
很 han2
very
窮困 kung4 kwan3
poverty
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
地方 dei6 fong1
place
桀 git3
despotic ruler
和 wo4
and
妹 mui2
younger sister
term of address for a young woman or girl
喜 hei2
to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad
pregnancy
happy event
沒 mei6
(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not
to be inferior to
to sink
to submerge
to rise beyond
to confiscate
to disappear
to come to an end
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
服侍 fuk6 si4
serve
他們 taa1 mun4
they
東西 dung1 sai1
east and west
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
勞動 laau4 dung6
labor

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