How to pronounce 起樓 in Cantonese (19 out of 20):

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因為河邊的地 以前是無人會起樓房的

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
河邊 ho4 bin1
river bank
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
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
以前 yi5 cin4
before
是 si6
is
無人 mou4 jan4
no one
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
起樓 hei2 lau2
to build a house [colloquial]
房 pong4
Epang palace
to hesistate

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