How to pronounce 坎 in Cantonese (7 out of 7):

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既濟卦, 上坎 , 下離
e.g. Gei-Jai hexagram has Hom trigram at the top and Nei trigram at the bottom

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

既 gei3
already
濟 zai3
to cross a river
to aid or relieve
to be of help
卦 gwaa3
divinatory diagram
one of the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经Yìjīng [易经]
one of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams of the Book of Changes 易经Yìjīng [易经]
fortune telling
to tell fortunes
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
坎 haam3
ridge
下 haa6
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
離 lei4
to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦bāguà [八卦], symbolizing fire
☲
separation
departure
to separate
to go away from
to dispense with
to go without
to go against

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