How to pronounce 闲 in Cantonese (5 out of 9):

2005年,大三元酒家所在的楼也被拆除。之后一直闲置着,也曾用作停车场
building where the restaurant was located was demolished in 2005 due to rent arrears and was forced to be demolished in 2005. It has been idle since then and has also been used as a parking lot.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

年 nin4
year
酒家 zau2 gaa1
restaurant
所在 so2 zoi6
(adverb) Where an organization or office etc. located at
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
楼 lau4
building
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
拆除 caak6 ceoi4
demolition
之 zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
后 hau6
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
一直 yat1 zik6
always
闲 haan4
leisure
置 zi3
to install
to place
to put
to buy
to lay out
to set aside
to purchase provisions
着 jyu3
ing
曾 zang1
great-grand
great-great grand
a surname
用作 jung6 zok3
used as
停 ting4
to stop
to halt
to park (a car)
to suspend
车 ce1
car
场 coeng4
field

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