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

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龍舟係一隻狹窄而長嘅船
Dragon boats are narrow and long, with different sizes.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

龍舟 lung4 zau1
dragon boat
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
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
狹窄 haap6 zaak3
(adjective) (clothes) 1. Too small; (of personality) 2. Narrow-minded
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
長 zoeng6
extraneous
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
船 syun4
boat

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