How to pronounce 麻雀 in Cantonese (9 out of 12):

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餓底就覺得佬麻雀嘅裝潢
I was hungry and I felt like a sparrow.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

餓 ngo6
to be hungry
hungry
to be greedy for
底 dik1
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
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
覺得 gok3 dak1
think
佬 liu4
male (usually old)
man
guy
bloke
dude (Cantonese)
a vulgar person
麻雀 maa4 zoek6
sparrow
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
裝潢 zong1 waang6
decoration
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