How to pronounce 離鄉別井 in Cantonese (3 out of 10):

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我諗係真實嘅 每一個離鄉別井嘅香港人係最難去衡量嘅
I think it's true that every Hong Konger who lives outside of their village is the hardest person to measure.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
諗 sam2
to know
to reprimand
to urge
to long for
to tell
to inform
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
真實 zan1 sat6
factual; fact
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
每一 mui5 yat1
every
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
離鄉別井 lei4 hoeng1 bit6 zeng2
to leave one's home
hometown
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people
最 zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
難 no4
an alternative form for 儺, rich
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
衡量 hang4 loeng6
measure

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