How to pronounce 養活 in Cantonese (5 out of 8):

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因為舊時的鄉下, 一種賤名好養活的說法, 所以父母就叫他做八婆

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
舊時 gau6 si4
(adverb) In the past, …
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
鄉下 hoeng1 haa6
(noun) hometown
一種 yat1 zung2
a kind
賤 zin6
inexpensive
lowly
cheap
worthless
of inferor status
despicable
contemptible
to despise
humble
my (in a self-deprecatory
humble manner)
menial
unreasonably cheap
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
養活 joeng5 wut6
support financially
的說 dik1 syut3
saying
法 fat3
law
method
way
Buddhist teaching
Legalist
to follow the example of
criterion
regulation
standard
rule
statute
principal
system
to adhere to the rules
France
French
a surname
Buddhist rituals
Buddhist rites
所以 so2 ji5
hence
父母 fu6 mou5
parents
就 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
叫他 giu3 taa1
call him
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
八婆 baat3 po4
(of coarse language) bitch

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