How to pronounce 老人 in Cantonese (53 out of 73):

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那到底這一群老人
So, what were these elderly people

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
到底 dou3 dai2
finally
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 lou5 jan4
elderly person

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