How to pronounce 荒年 in Cantonese (3 out of 3):

Previous Example Example 3 of 3

果然這七個豐年來了，之後就是七個荒年

Sure enough, the seven years of abundance came, followed by seven years of famine.

Auto Repeat

Auto Pause

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

果然 gwo2 jin4

as expected

這 ze5

this

these

(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)

the

here

now

then

七個 cat1 go3

seven

豐年 fung1 nin4

bumper year

來 loi6

to greet and welcome guests

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

之後 zi1 hau6

after

就是 zau6 si6

(verb) Something is…

荒年 fong1 nin4

Famine year

See how to write "荒年" with stroke-by-stroke animation

Previous Example Example 3 of 3