How to pronounce 尊 in Cantonese (6 out of 33):

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魏王勸我們尊秦王為帝，
And the king of Babylon commanded us to honor the king of Babylon as king,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

魏 ngai6
tower over a palace gateway (old)
a surname
name of several states and dynasties in history
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
勸 hyun3
to advise
to urge
to try to persuade
to exhort
to console
to soothe
to recommend
to induce
to encourage
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
尊 zyun1
senior
of a senior generation
to honor
to respect
honorific
classifier for cannons and statues
a title of respect
an image
statute of god
Buddha
high and above
a polite way of saying 'your'
秦 ceon4
surname Qin
Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 Qín Shǐhuáng [秦始皇]
abbr. for 陕西Shǎnxī [陕西]
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
帝 dai3
emperor
god
imperial
imperialism
supreme ruler

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