How to pronounce 南京 in Cantonese (10 out of 14):

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立都南京（天京） 清國堅守先打自己人再打外國人原則

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

立 lap6
to stand
to set up
to establish
to lay down
to draw up (an agreement)
at once
immediately
to ascend the throne
upright
standing
to appoint
to designate
to exist
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
南京 naam4 ging1
Nanjing
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
清 cing1
clear
distinct
quiet
just and honest
pure
to settle or clear up
to clean up or purge
clean
peaceful
distinct
explicit
Qing dynasty
uncorrupted
國 gwok3
country
nation
state
national M: 个gè [个]
Chinese
堅守 gin1 sau2
adhere to
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
打 ding2
to take the lead
自己人 zi6 gei2 jan4
insider
one of us
再 zoi3
again
外國人 ngoi6 gwok3 jan4
foreigner
原則 jyun4 zak1
principle

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