How to pronounce 缺水 in Cantonese (1 out of 4):

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「你知唔知嗰啲因為缺水而冧低嘅人， 一直去到臨死之前都咁相信你，

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
知 zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
唔知 m4 zi1
don't know (spoken)
嗰啲 go2 di1
(pronoun) those
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
缺水 kyut3 seoi2
lack of water
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
冧 lam3
(Cantonese) to topple
to collapse
to kill someone
低 dai1
low
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
一直去 jat1 zik6 heoi3
keep going
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
臨死 lam4 sei2
on the verge of death
之前 zi1 cin4
before
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
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
相信 soeng1 seon3
(verb) trust

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