How to pronounce 太太 in Cantonese (9 out of 51):

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黃帝的太太和一名史官
The Emperor's wife and a historian.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

黃帝 wong4 dai3
Yellow Emperor
dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
太太 taai3 taai2
wife; married woman
wo4
and
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
ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
史官 si2 gun1
official historian
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