How to pronounce 召 in Cantonese (2 out of 19):

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令商部落十分興盛,桀擔心湯對他構成威脅,竟然借故他入京後將他囚禁
The businessmen were so successful that they feared that the water would threaten him, so they sent him to Beijing to be imprisoned.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

ling6
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
soeng1
commerce
merchant
dealer
to consult
2nd note in pentatonic scale
quotient (as in 智商zhìshāng [智商], intelligence quotient)
to discuss
部落 bou6 lok6
tribe
十分 sap6 fan1
very
興盛 hing1 sing4
prosperity
git3
despotic ruler
擔心 daam1 sam1
worry
tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
構成 kau3 sing4
form
威脅 wai1 hip3
a threat
竟然 ging2 jin4
unexpectedly
借故 ze3 gu3
find a pretext
ziu6
to call together
to summon
to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
imperial decree
jap6
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in
jyun4
part of the name for Jiuyuan, the name of an ancient graveyard
hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
囚禁 cau4 gam3
imprison
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