How to pronounce 麻雀 in Cantonese (4 out of 12):

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「洞庭湖的佬麻雀——見過幾回大風浪」
"The lizard in the cave lake has seen a few wind waves".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

洞庭湖 dung6 ting4 wu4
Dongting Lake
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
佬 liu4
male (usually old)
man
guy
bloke
dude (Cantonese)
a vulgar person
麻雀 maa4 zoek6
sparrow
見過 gin3 gwo3
have seen
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
回 wui4
return
大風 daai6 fung1
strong wind
浪 long4
wave
breaker
unrestrained
dissipated
wasteful
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