How to pronounce 夷 in Cantonese (5 out of 18):

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等大國支持下都化險為夷

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

等 ting2
sort
kind
type
大國 daai6 gwok3
major country
支持 zi1 ci4
support
下 haa6
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
化 faa3
to make into
to change into
-ization
to ... -ize
to transform
abbr. for 化学huàxué [化学]
to melt
to dissolve
customs and habits
to beg for alms
險 him2
danger
dangerous
rugged
narrow pass
strategic point
risky
perilous
sinister
treacherous
nearly
almost
within an inch of
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
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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