How to pronounce 西北 in Cantonese (4 out of 16):

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部落住在中國西北姬水附近
The tribe lives near the waterfall in northwest China.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

部落 bou6 lok6
tribe
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
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
中國 zung1 gwok3
China
西北 sai1 bak1
Northwest
姬 gei1
woman
concubine
female entertainer (archaic)
beauty
goddess
imperial concubine
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
附近 fu6 gan6
nearby
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