How to pronounce 周年 in Cantonese (26 out of 36):

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開始時提過殖民地政府為了紀念女王於1887年登基50周年而鑄造這個銅像
earlier, the colonial government cast this bronze statue to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 1887. The statue was unveiled in 1896. It

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
提過 tai4 gwo3
mentioned
殖民地 zik6 man4 dei2
colony
政府 zing3 fu2
government
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
紀念 gei2 nim6
(noun) anniversary; (adjective) memorial
女王 neoi5 wong4
queen
於 wu1
(literary) Oh!
Ah!
a tiger (dated term)
年 nin4
year
登基 dang1 gei1
ascend the throne
周年 zau1 nin4
anniversary
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
這個 ze2 go3
this one
銅像 tung4 zoeng6
bronze statue

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