How to pronounce 荷蘭 in Cantonese (16 out of 114):

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他們在一兩代之前已經移居到荷蘭

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他們 taa1 mun4
they
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
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
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
代 doi6
to substitute
to act on behalf of others
to replace
generation
dynasty
age
period
(historical) era
(geological) eon
abbreviation of pronoun
之前 zi1 cin4
before
已經 ji5 ging1
already
移居 ji4 geoi1
emigrate
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
荷蘭 ho4 laan4
Holland

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