How to pronounce 叹 in Cantonese (4 out of 4):

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受命以来夙夜忧叹恐托付不效以伤心
before his death. Since I accepted the order, I have been worried day and night, fearing that I would fail to fulfill the trust and am heartbroken.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

受命 sau6 ming6
to be entrusted
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
来 loi4
come
叹 tan3
sigh
恐 hung2
afraid
frightened
to fear
to intimidate
to threaten
apprehensive
perhaps
probably
fearful
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
效 hau6
effectiveness
伤 soeng1
injury
心 sam1
heart
mind
intention
center
core M: 颗kē [颗]
个gè [个]
conscience
KangXi radical 61

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