How to pronounce 塔 in Cantonese (18 out of 176):

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寺後有座瑞光塔而得名

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

寺 zi2
Buddhist temple
monastery
mosque
government office (old)
a palace attendant
court
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
有 jau6
also
again
座 zo2
seat
base
stand M: 个gè [个]
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
瑞 seoi6
lucky
auspicious
propitious
rayl (acoustical unit)
Swiss
光 gwong1
light
ray M: 道dào [道]
bright
only
merely
to use up
glossy
smooth
glory
honor
bare
naked
a surname
塔 taap3
pagoda
tower
minaret
stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo) M: 座zuò [座]
column
to lock up
to lock
to handcuff
a lock
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
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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