How to pronounce 大使 in Cantonese (9 out of 12):

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佢仲喺奧巴馬時期被任命為駐歐盟大使一直到 2013 年
He was appointed ambassador to the European Union under Obama until 2013.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
zung6
second month of a season
middle
intermediate
second amongst brothers
a surname
a mediator
still (doing something)
still (usually used in the context of ‘still not’ or to describe the remaining time left till something)
even more
in addition
last but not the least
hai2
in
奧巴馬 ou3 baa1 maa5
Obama
時期 si4 kei4
period of time
pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
任命 jam6 ming6
appointment
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
zyu3
stationed
歐盟 au1 mang4
European Union
大使 daai6 si3
ambassador
一直 yat1 zik6
always
dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
nin4
year
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