How to pronounce 尚書 in Cantonese (9 out of 10):

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刑部尚書為了證明包龍星是龜公

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

刑部 jing6 bou6
Ministry of Justice
尚書 seong6 syu1
shàngshū
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
證明 zing3 ming4
prove
包 baau1
to cover
to wrap
to hold
to include
to take charge of
to contract (to or for)
package
wrapper
container
bag
to hold or embrace
bundle
packet M: 个gè [个]
只zhī [只]
a bun
a surname
to surround
to cover and hide
inclusive of
to guarantee
to promise
to keep a mistress or a second wife
龍 lung4
dragon M: 条tiáo [条]
imperial
symbol of an emperor
used in literature to describe horse
symbolic of great name
a surname
KangXi radical 212
a queue
money
snake meat
six
星 sing1
star
heavenly body
satellite
small amount
planet
luminous celestial bodies
spark
fragments
a celebrity
nocturnal
name of one of the 28 constellations
astrology
是 si6
is
龜公 gwai1 gung1
turtle

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