How to pronounce 閭 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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如果有印象的話，可能會記得不久前我訪問過一位在上海出身在香港工作的學者閭丘露薇博士

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
有 jau6
also
again
印象 jan3 zoeng6
impression
的話 dik1 waa6
if
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
記得 gei3 dak1
remember
不久前 bat1 gau2 cin4
not long ago
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
訪問 fong2 man6
interview
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
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
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
上海 soeng6 hoi2
Shanghai
出身 ceot1 san1
originate from
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
工作 gung1 zok3
work
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
學者 hok6 ze2
scholar
閭 leoi5
gate of a village
village
gate of an alley
lane
door
house
a village of 25 families
native village
hometown
an alleyway
the poor
丘 jau1
mound
hillock
grave
a plot, classifier for fields
a surname
the first name of Confucius
a settlement
habitat
to place a coffin containing a dead body in a temporary shelter whilst pending burial
露 lou6
dew
syrup
nectar
outdoors (not under cover)
to show
to reveal
to betray
to expose
to bare
drinks
cosmetics distilled from flowers
fruits
leaves
薇 mei4
Osmunda regalis, a species of fern
Taiwan pr. [wéi]
thorn fern
bush vetch
rose
博士 bok3 si6
doctor (Ph.D.)

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