How to pronounce 老人家 in Cantonese (9 out of 147):

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在這順便幫他賣個廣告 他老人家平時好鍾意寫字

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
順便 seon6 bin6
by the way
幫 bong1
help
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
賣 maai6
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
廣告 gwong2 gou3
advertisement
老人家 lou5 jan4 gaa1
(noun) General term to call a senior
平時 ping4 si4
(noun) spare time
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
鍾意 zung1 ji3
to like
寫字 se2 zi6
writing

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