How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (18 out of 147):

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有咬口得來又不會好韌 老人家都適合吃
Some of them are not as strong as the old ones.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

有 jau6
also
again
咬口 ngaau5 hau2
bite the mouth; tender
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
不會 bat1 wui5
will not
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
韌 ngan6
annealed
pliable but strong
tough
tenacious
resilient
老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1
(noun) General term to call a senior
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
適合 sik1 hap6
(adjective) Suitable
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer

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