How to pronounce 厲 in Cantonese (4 out of 21):

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厲王是歷史有名的暴君，當時周朝也分了不同階級
The king of Zheng was a famous tyrant, and he was a great classman.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

厲 lai6
strict
severe
a whetstone
to grind
to sharpen
whet
pestilence, an epidemic disease
malicious ghost
a surname
to oppress
to encourage
stern
grim
wicked
malicious
terribly
fierce
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
是 si6
is
歷史 lik6 si2
history
有名 jau5 ming4
famous
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
暴君 bou6 gwan1
tyrant
當時 dong1 si4
back then
周朝 zau1 siu6
Zhou dynasty
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
分 fan6
fraction
extent of one's duty or rights
component
content
element
a portion
a share
exceptionally
status
capacity
excessive
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
不同 bat1 tung4
different
階級 gaai1 kap1
caste

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