How to pronounce 上 in Cantonese (2 out of 8373):

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而國家名上的大不列顛Great Britain 就是指英國本島，即英格蘭、蘇格蘭和威爾斯

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
國家 gwok3 gaa1
country
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
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
大不列顛 daai6 bat1 lit6 din1
Great Britain
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
指 zi2
finger
to point at or to
to indicate or refer to
to depend on
to count on
(of hair) to stand on end
toe
英國 jing1 gwok3
United Kingdom
本島 bun2 dou2
main island
即 zik1
namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near
quickly
immediately
英格蘭 jing1 gaak3 laan4
England
蘇格蘭 sou1 gaak3 laan4
Scotland
和 wo4
and
威爾斯 wai1 ji5 si1
noun; Wales, in Hong Kong, it normally refers to the Prince of Wales Hospital

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