How to pronounce 衣食 in Cantonese (4 out of 6):

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一般人的收入就是工資，而支出就是衣食住

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一般人 yat1 bun1 yan4
average person
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
收入 sau1 jap6
income
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
工資 gung1 zi1
salary
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
支出 zi1 ceot1
expenditure
衣食 yi1 sik6
clothing and food
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb

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