How to pronounce 夷 in Cantonese (1 out of 18):

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紂王舉全國之兵遠征東南方既淮夷

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

紂 zau6
saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back)
name of an emperor
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
舉 geoi2
to lift
to hold up
to cite
to enumerate
to act
to raise
to choose
to elect
an act
a move
a deed
an action
to initiate
to undertake
to nominate
to recommend
to praise
to give birth to
to erect
to suggest
all of
deportment
全國 cyun4 gwok3
nationwide
之 zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
兵 bing1
soldiers
a force
an army
weapons
arms
military
warlike M: 个gè [个]
the pawn in Chinese Chess
an abbreviation for 觀音兵, a guy who blindly serves a woman that he likes regardless of not having any potential or opportunities to develop any romantic relationship with her
an official of the law
a police officer
遠征 yun5 zing1
expedition
東南方 dung1 naam4 fong1
(Noun) South-east
既 gei3
already
淮 waai4
Huai (a Chinese region)
夷 ji4
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
barbarians
to wipe out
to exterminate
to tear down
to raze
wound
ancient plough like implement
to pacify
to squash
to raze to the ground
to annihilate as punishment for serious offences
level
calm
much
foreigner
foreign
foreign countries

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