How to pronounce 坊 in Cantonese (6 out of 43):

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也因此將這一街區命名為上河坊

And so we named this neighborhood Upstream.

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

也 jaa5

also

too

(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation

neither

either

even

as well

still

likewise

因此 jan1 ci2

therefore

將 zoeng3

a military commander

a general officer

to command

這 ze5

this

these

(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)

the

here

now

then

一 jat1

one

single

a (article)

as soon as

entire

whole

all

throughout

"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

first (positional)

one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth

a short duration (when used with a verb)

each

same

dedicated

from the start

街區 gaai1 keoi1

neighborhood

命名 ming6 ming4

naming

為 wai6

because of

for

on account of

on behalf of

by (in the passive voice)

上 soeng6

on top

upon

above

upper

first (of multiple parts)

superior, highest

河 ho2

flat rice noodle

坊 fong4

to beware of

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