How to pronounce 關門 in Cantonese (43 out of 66):

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如果你擁有一間滙豐 頂不住就關門
If you own a HSBC, it will close down if it can't hold on.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
擁有 jung2 jau5
to own
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
haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
滙豐 wui6 fung1
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)
ding2
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
a type of hat worn by officials in the past indicative of their rank
to prop up
to set against
to take over
best
to push from below or behind
exceedingly
to retort
to answer back
to withstand
to stand up to
to be equal to
to bear
to endure
to put up with
to screw (have sex with)
to get high on drugs or alcohol
shit!
damn!
an exclamation used by gamblers when they are wishing for something they want when gambling
不住 bat1 zyu6
continuously
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
關門 gwaan1 mun4
Close door
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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