How to pronounce 取名 in Cantonese (7 out of 14):

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相传以前这里是两座大洋楼作酒楼兼妓院，旁边建戏院，取名“广舞台”
said that there used to be two large western-style buildings used as restaurants and brothels. A theater was built next to it and named "Guang Stage".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

相 soeng2
photo
picture
image
传 cyun4
transmit
以前 yi5 cin4
before
这 ze2
this
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
是 si6
is
两 loeng5
two
座 zo2
seat
base
stand M: 个gè [个]
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
大洋 daai6 joeng4
ocean
楼 lau4
building
作 zok3
to do
to grow
to write or compose
to pretend
to regard as
to feel
writings or works
to work
to act
to make
to cook up
to blackmail
酒 zau2
alcohol
兼 gim1
double
twice
simultaneous
holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
combine
connect
and
妓院 gei6 jyun2
brothel
旁 pong4
beside
one side
other
side
self
the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic
collateral
elsewhere
widely
heresy
边 bin1
side
建 gin3
to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct
a lunar month
a surname
to overturn
戏 hei3
drama
院 jyun6
courtyard
institution M: 个gè [个]
yard
court
college
hospital
designation for certain government offices and public places
取名 ceoi2 ming4
to name
广 shop
broad
舞 mou5
to dance
to wield
to brandish
dance
posture
to prance
to play tricks with
to juggle
to play with
台 toi4
variant of 臺
台tái [台]
platform
unit
terrace
tower
stage
support
base
station
channel
abbreviation for Taiwan
classifier for machinery

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