How to pronounce 坤 in Cantonese (18 out of 18):

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乾為天，坤為地，咁因為香港

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

乾 kin4
the first of the eight diagrams, denoting the principle of heaven, the sovereign, the male and strength
a surname
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
坤 kwan1
earth (in trigrams)
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong

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