How to pronounce 起屋 in Cantonese (2 out of 2):

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起屋用磚好過用木

bricks are better than wood for building houses.

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

起屋 hei2 uk1

building a house

用 jung6

to use

to employ

to have to

to eat or drink

expense or outlay

usefulness

hence

therefore

to apply

to operate

function

to spend

to make use

to serve as

to eat

to drink

with

to need

to exert

effect

with this

磚 zyun1

brick M: 块kuài [块]

tile

好過 hou2 gwo3

better than

木 muk6

tree

wood

coffin

wooden

simple

numb

one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]

dull

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