How to pronounce 酒樓 in Cantonese (99 out of 127):

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以一間 40、50 年代的酒樓來說
For a restaurant from the 1940s and 1950s, it's

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
年代 nin4 doi6
era
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
酒樓 zau2 lau4
restaurant
來說 loi4 seot1
To say

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