How to pronounce 蘇 in Cantonese (88 out of 92):

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以為有個蘇生 , 冇理到
, I thought it was Su Sheng. It didn't make sense.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以為 yi5 wai2
thought
有 jau6
also
again
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
蘇 sou1
Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
place name
to revive
used as phonetic in transliteration
tassel
a surname
生 sang1
to be born
to give birth
life
to grow
raw
uncooked
student
living
lifetime
birth
living beings
a male actor
to happen
to occur
to produce
to create
crude
alive
strange
unfamiliar
keenly in
abruptly
rudely
by force
rudely
unskilled
used as a suffix to adverbs
a surname
Mr
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
理 lei5
texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up
rationale of things
prison official
judicial officer
a surname
to polish
to regulate
to arrange
to repair
well-regulated
to review
to realize
to appreciate
to understand
orderly
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

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