How to pronounce 作為 in Cantonese (1 out of 479):

而蘇格蘭使用藍白交叉旗幟作為海軍旗最早的記錄為1507年
The earliest recorded use of the blue and white cross flags as a naval flag was in 1507.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
蘇格蘭 sou1 gaak3 laan4
Scotland
使用 si2 jung6
use
laam4
blue
indigo plant
a surname
baak6
white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera
unblemished
a surname
the spoken dialogue in a stage show
to have a strong drink to celebrate
to clear up
to confess to
to turn white
for no reason
simply
just
easy to understand
交叉旗 gaau1 caa1 kei4
cross flag
ci3
flag
banner
sign
mark
作為 zok3 wai6
as
海軍 hoi2 gwan1
navy
kei4
banner
flag
(in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from 八旗bāqí [八旗] eight banners
administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 县xiàn [县] county M: 面miàn [面]
a term used by taxi driver to refers to a trip with a customer
an opium pipe
最早 zeoi3 zou2
earliest
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
記錄 gei3 luk6
record
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
nin4
year