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

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佢哋呢粒女就係人稱科幻小說之母嘅 Mary Shelley 瑪麗雪萊

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
ni1
this
nap1
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
neoi6
to marry off one's daughter
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
人稱 yan4 cing1
called by people
科幻小說 fo1 waan2 siu2 syut3
science fiction novel
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
mau4
mother
elderly female relative
origin
source
(of animals) female
part of term for elderly woman
alphabet
sound element
a surname
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
瑪麗 maa5 lei6
Mary
雪萊 syut3 loi4
Shelley

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