How to pronounce 古代 in Cantonese (54 out of 98):

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中国古代的神话故事都离不开治水
Ancient Chinese myths and stories are all inseparable from flood control.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

中 zung1
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
国 gwok3
country
古代 gu2 doi6
ancient times
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
神 san4
deity
soul
spirit
unusual
mysterious
lively
expressive
expression
look M: 个gè [个]
(slang) awesome
amazing
god
the mind
demeanor
to appreciate
to comprehend
divine
miraculous
superb
by the spirit
countenance
supernatural
weird
insane
ridiculous
abnormal
damaged
out of order
an idol
fairy
a role model
a hero
话 wa2
say
故事 gu3 si6
story
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
离 lei4
an alternative form for 離, to depart
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
开 hoei1
open
治 zi6
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research
to instruct
peaceful and orderly
a surname
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor

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