How to pronounce 菩提 in Cantonese (2 out of 4):

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这里还有一棵菩提树，应该也有很长的历史了
There's a Bodhi tree here, and it's got a long history.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

这 ze2
this
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
还 waan4
also
有 jau6
also
again
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
棵 fo3
measure word for trees
菩提 pou4 tai4
Bodhi
树 syu6
tree
应 ying1
should
该 goi1
should
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
很 han2
very
长 coeng4
long
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
历 lik6
history
史 si2
history
annals
title of an official historian in ancient China
chronicle
a surname
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

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