How to pronounce 兩個字 in Cantonese (49 out of 85):

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「台灣」呢個名呢兩個字究竟係點嚟嘅呢？
How did the name "Taiwan" come about?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
呢個 ni1 go3
this
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
呢 ni1
this
兩個字 loeng5 go3 zi6
two words
究竟 gau3 ging2
really
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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