How to pronounce 以色列 in Cantonese (16 out of 81):

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被天使改咗名字, 稱佢為以色列
The angel changed his name to Israel.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
天使 tin1 si3
angel
改 goi2
to change
to alter
to transform
to correct
another
to improve
to remodel
to turn to
a surname
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
名字 ming4 zi2
name
稱 can3
to fit
to match
to suit
to go with
fit
suitable
symmetrical
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
以色列 ji5 sik1 lau4
Israel

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