How to pronounce 詩詞 in Cantonese (1 out of 5):

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由古代的詩詞歌賦到現代的短篇小說都有
From ancient poetry to modern short stories.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
古代 gu2 doi6
ancient times
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
詩詞 si1 ci4
poems and verses
歌 go1
song M: 支zhī [支]
首shǒu [首]
to sing
a poem that can be set to music
to chant
to praise
lyrics
賦 fu3
poetic essay
taxation
to bestow on
to endow with
tax
levy
natural endowment
to endow
to give
to compose poetry
army
to diffuse
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
現代 jin6 doi6
the contemporary era
present period
短篇小說 dyun2 pin1 siu2 syut3
short story
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
有 jau6
also
again

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