How to pronounce 名兒 in Cantonese (1 out of 3):

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太子宜臼為嫡長子，為正室所生的首名兒子

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

太子 taai3 zi2
Crown Prince
宜 ji4
proper
should
suitable
appropriate
fitting
should
ought to
must
臼 kau5
mortar
bone joint socket
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
嫡 dik1
first
legal wife
son of first
legal wife
relatives of closest tie
orthodox
legitimate
genuine
長子 coeng4 zi2
eldest son
正室 cing3 sat1
main room of a house
所生 so2 saang1
what is born
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
首 sau3
to confess a crime
to turn oneself in
名兒 meng4 ji4
reputation
子 zi2
(noun suffix)
son
child
offspring
person
seed
eggs of animals
the first character in the duodecimal cycle
title of respect for men of distinction
pupil
disciple
one's spouse
rank of nobility equivalent to a viscount
subsidiary
subordinate
numerator
anything small
young

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