How to pronounce 国 in Cantonese (143 out of 191):

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南越国时期，越秀山上有越王宫，这口井是王宫专用井

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

南越 naam4 jyut6
Nanyue
国 gwok3
country
时 si4
time
期 kei4
period
越秀山 jyut6 sau3 saan1
Yuexiu Hill, a place in Guangzhou, China
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
有 jau6
also
again
越 jyut6
to exceed
to climb over
to surpass
the more... the more
superior in
to go beyond
to propagate
to attain
to reach
to plunder
name of an ancient state
name of a place
abbreviation for Vietnam
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
宫 gung1
palace
这 ze2
this
口 hau2
mouth
classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
classifier for bites or mouthfuls
open end
entrance
gate
opening
person
edge or blade of a knife
a crack
KangXi radical 30
井 zing2
a well M: 口kǒu [口]
neat
orderly
a surname
an ancient system of farming and land distribution
the hash key (on phone
keyboard)
a pit
是 si6
is
专 zyun1
specialized
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this

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