How to pronounce 老人 in Cantonese (5 out of 73):

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我明白你為max穿了底的老人

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
明白 ming4 baak6
understand
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
穿 cyun1
to bore through
to pierce
to perforate
to penetrate
to pass through
to dress
to wear
to put on
to thread
to drill
through
damaged with a hole or holes
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
底 dik1
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
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
老人 lou5 jan4
elderly person

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