How to pronounce 四周 in Cantonese (10 out of 13):

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因為當時四周疆域非常大,只靠兩個都城難以有效管理全國
Because the borders around it were so big, it was hard to run a country effectively on both cities.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
當時 dong1 si4
back then
四周 sei3 zau1
four weeks
疆域 goeng1 wik6
boundary and territory
非常 fei1 seong4
very
taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
zi2
only
merely
just
but
kaau3
to lean against or on
to stand by the side of
to come near to
to depend on
to trust
to fuck (vulgar)
traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
near
along
toward
by
trustworthy
reliable
loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
都城 dou1 sing4
capital city
難以 naan4 yi5
hard to
有效 jau6 juk6
effective
管理 gun2 lei5
management
全國 cyun4 gwok3
nationwide
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