How to pronounce 返鄉 in Cantonese (5 out of 16):

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最近小胖個婆婆患咗急病爸爸媽媽都要返鄉下啦
A fat grandmother recently became seriously ill and her parents were forced to return home.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

最近 zeoi3 gan6
recently
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for 𨳒 , to fuck
to have sex with
胖 pun4
easy and comfortable
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
婆婆 po4 po2
(noun) General term of female senior
患 waan6
get a disease
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
急病 gap1 beng6
acute illness
爸爸 baa1 baa1
father
媽媽 maa1 maa
mother
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
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
返鄉 faan1 hoeng1
Return to hometown
下 haa6
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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