How to pronounce 商湯 in Cantonese (3 out of 8):

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商湯驚訝他的賢德與才能，任用他為阿衡，相當於宰相

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

商湯 soeng1 tong1
Shang Tang
驚訝 ging1 ngaa6
astounded
shocked
他的 taa1 dik1
his
賢德 jin4 dak1
virtuous
與 jyu6
to participate
才能 coi4 nang4
(conjunction) So that (someone) can
任用 jam6 jung6
appoint
他 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
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
阿 ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
衡 waang4
an alternative form for 橫, across
相當於 soeng1 dong3 jyu1
equivalent to
宰相 doi3 soeng6
prime minister

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