How to pronounce 太祖 in Cantonese (2 out of 2):

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當你出現一位明君李光耀、唐太祖相比特朗普好得多

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當 dong3
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
出現 ceot1 jin6
appear
一 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
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
明 ming4
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
君 gwan1
monarch
lord
gentleman
ruler
sovereign
chief
a formal form of address for a male in formal speech, you
Mr
李光耀 lei5 gwong1 jiu6
Lee Kuan Yew
唐 tong4
to exaggerate
empty
in vain
old variant of 螗táng [螗]
Chinese
the tang dynasty
a surname
a kind of plum
abrupt
rude
太祖 taai3 zou2
Great Ancestor
相比 soeng1 bei2
incomparison
特 dak6
special
unique
distinguished
especially
unusual
very
merely
a bull
a partner
exclusive
exceptional
朗 long5
clear
bright
distinct
loud and clear
resonant
普 pou2
general
popular
everywhere
universal
widespread
common
all
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
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
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably

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