How to pronounce 宰 in Cantonese (5 out of 9):

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但因為當時少貳景資喺九州太宰府坐鎮緊
But because the little people were sitting in the Qing Dynasty,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
當時 dong1 si4
back then
少 siu3
young
junior
young master
used as part of terms for military ranks
貳 yi6
betray
景 jing2
an alternative form for 影, shadow
資 zi1
resources
capital
to provide
to supply
to support
money
expense
wealth
natural endowment
aptitude
qualifications
record of service
to aid
to assist
喺 hai2
in
九州 gau2 jau1
Kyushu
太 taai3
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
宰 zoi2
slaughter
府 fu2
seat of government
government repository (archive)
official residence
mansion
presidential palace
(honorific) Your home
prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
seat of learning
treasury
residence
坐鎮 co5 zan6
stationed at
緊 gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
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