How to pronounce 罩 in Cantonese (50 out of 76):

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這對被認為是遮光罩的大眼睛，我認為有可能只是
I think this pair of large eyes, thought to be sunshades, might simply be the magnification of

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
對 deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
認 jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
是 si6
is
遮 ze1
to cover up (a shortcoming)
to screen off
to hide
to conceal
to shield
to protect
to block
to obstruct
to impede
umbrella
parasol
光 gwong1
light
ray M: 道dào [道]
bright
only
merely
to use up
glossy
smooth
glory
honor
bare
naked
a surname
罩 zaau3
a cover
fish
chicken trap (basket)
a shade
to cover from the top
an overall
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
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
眼睛 ngaan5 zing1
eyes
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
有可能 yau5 ho2 nang4
potentially
只是 zi2 si6
just

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