How to pronounce 巡撫 in Cantonese (9 out of 14):

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當時負責監督住台灣文武百官嘅係福建巡撫， 大多都因為懼怕要去呢啲咁嘅窮山惡水地方

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
負責 fu6 zaak3
responsible
監督 gaam1 duk1
supervise
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
文武百官 man4 mou5 baak3 gun1
civil and military officials
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
福建 fuk1 gin6
Fujian (a province in China)
巡撫 ceon4 fu2
imperial inspector of a province
大多 daai6 do1
mostly
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
懼怕 kui6 paa3
Fear
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
呢啲 ni1 di1
(slang) these
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
窮山惡水 kung4 saan1 ok3 seoi2
harsh terrain
地方 dei6 fong1
place

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