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

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「國姓爺」開山王鄭成功當時認為「台灣」呢個名，
"Grandfather" was a success, and he thought it was "Taiwan".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

國姓 gwok3 sing3
Koxinga's dynasty
爺 je4
grandpa
old gentleman
father
master
sir
lord
god
開山 hoi1 saan1
pioneering
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
鄭成功 zeng6 sing4 gung1
Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga)
當時 dong1 si4
back then
認 jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
呢個 ni1 go3
this
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation

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