How to pronounce 佳麗 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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"王上, 雖然你后宮佳麗很多,

And he said, My king, though thy palace be very beautiful,

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

王 wong6

to govern

to rule

上 soeng6

on top

upon

above

upper

first (of multiple parts)

superior, highest

雖然 seoi1 jin4

although

你 nei5

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])

can be used to refer to an unspecified person

后 hau6

empress

queen

sovereign

monarch

ruler

simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants

宮 gung1

palace

temple

castration (as corporal punishment)

first note in pentatonic scale

dwelling

enclose

佳麗 gaai1 lai6

beautiful woman

很多 han2 do1

noun; a lot of

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