How to pronounce 夷 in Cantonese (10 out of 18):

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他有這樣的地位和稱號，自然要透過征服四夷才能獲得
had such status and title, and naturally he had to conquer the four barbarians to achieve it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
有 jau6
also
again
這樣 ze2 joeng6
like this
的 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
地位 dei6 wai2
status
和 wo4
and
稱號 cing4 hou6
title
自然 zi6 jin4
natural
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
透過 tau3 gwo3
through
征服 zing1 fuk6
conquer
四 sei3
(slang) labourer
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
才能 coi4 nang4
(conjunction) So that (someone) can
獲得 wok6 dak1
obtain

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