How to pronounce 舊樓 in Cantonese (8 out of 36):

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由五幢50 60年代的「四禮一加」舊樓形成

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
五 ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
幢 zong6
block of, a quantifier for buildings
年代 nin4 doi6
era
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
四 sei3
(slang) labourer
禮 lai5
gift
rite
ceremony M: 份fèn [份]
propriety
etiquette
courtesy
manners
social customs
a surname
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
加 gaa3
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
舊樓 gau6 lau2
Old buildings
形成 jing4 sing4
form

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