How to pronounce 宮 in Cantonese (21 out of 46):

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"王上, 雖然你后宮佳麗很多,
And he said, My king, though thy palace be very beautiful,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

王 wong6
to govern
to rule
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
雖然 seoi1 jin4
although
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
后 hau6
empress
queen
sovereign
monarch
ruler
simplified form of後, behind, rear, after, descendants
宮 gung1
palace
temple
castration (as corporal punishment)
first note in pentatonic scale
dwelling
enclose
佳麗 gaai1 lai6
beautiful woman
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
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