How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (102 out of 147):

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去僱用這一群老人家
hire these elderly people to

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
僱用 gu3 jung6
employ
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
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
群 kwan4
group
crowd
flock, herd, pack etc
numerous
to join with
to associate with
老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1
(noun) General term to call a senior

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