How to pronounce 荷里活 in Cantonese (1 out of 39):

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發佈會既時候，佢請左一個荷里活的化妝師
And when it was time to launch, she hired a full-time makeup artist.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

發佈會 faat3 bou3 wui5
release conference
既 gei3
already
時候 si4 hau6
time
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
請 zing6
(history) for the princes (or their representatives) to have an audience with the Emperor
左一 zo2 jat1
left one
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
荷里活 ho4 lei5 wut6
Hollywood
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
化妝 faa3 zong1
make-up
師 si1
teacher
master
expert
model
army division
(old) troops
to dispatch troops
to imitate
exemplar

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