How to pronounce 南京 in Cantonese (11 out of 14):

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1853年攻克南京改稱天京 但中國人就係唔鬥唔X舒服
captured Nanjing in 1853 and renamed it Tianjing. But the Chinese simply couldn't resist a fight. In

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

年 nin4
year
南京 naam4 ging1
Nanjing
改稱 goi2 sing1
rename
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
京 jyun4
part of the name for Jiuyuan, the name of an ancient graveyard
但 daan6
but
中國人 zung1 gwok3 jan4
(noun) Chinese
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
鬥 dau6
fight
舒服 syu1 fuk6
comfortable

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