How to pronounce 宗 in Cantonese (66 out of 133):

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但其實都係萬變不離其宗，
but in fact, they all remain based on the same principle:

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
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
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
萬 maak6
part of a double-barreled surname
變 bin3
to change
to become different
to transform
to vary
rebellion
to alter
to turn into
to become
uncommon
unexpected turn of events
accident
changeable
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
離 lei4
to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦bāguà [八卦], symbolizing fire
☲
separation
departure
to separate
to go away from
to dispense with
to go without
to go against
其 kei4
his
her
its
their
that
such
it (refers to sth preceding it)
within
used as suffix of an adverb
宗 zung1
school
sect
purpose
model
ancestor
clan
to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work)
classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
lineage
ancestry
great master

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