How to pronounce 偉 in Cantonese (13 out of 70):

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由於他居功至偉，他被封於齊地，成為日後齊人的祖先，亦開創了齊文化

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由於 jau4 jyu1
because of
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
居功 geoi1 gung1
rest on one's laurels
至 zi3
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
偉 wai5
big
large
great
extraordinary
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
封 fung1
to confer
to grant
to bestow a title
to seal
package, classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
a surname
tip
to close up
to heap earth over mound
big
envelope
於 wu1
(literary) Oh!
Ah!
a tiger (dated term)
齊 zi1
hem of robe
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
成為 sing4 wai2
become
日後 jat6 hau6
in the future
齊人 zai3 jan4
people of Qi
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
祖先 zou2 sin1
ancestor
亦 jik6
also
likewise
開創 hoi1 cong4
found
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
文化 man4 faa3
culture

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