How to pronounce 山西 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

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为什么我们会在白云山西门上来
Why are we going to Mount Zion?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

为 wai4
for
什 zaap6
miscellaneous
assorted
么 mo1
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
们 men2
plural suffix for pronouns
会 will
can
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
白 baak6
white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera
unblemished
a surname
the spoken dialogue in a stage show
to have a strong drink to celebrate
to clear up
to confess to
to turn white
for no reason
simply
just
easy to understand
云 wan4
(classical) to say
speak
to mean
the simplified form of雲, clouds
山西 saan1 sai1
Shanxi
门 mun4
door
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
来 loi4
come

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