How to pronounce 巴別塔 in Cantonese (6 out of 8):

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巴別塔隊上到天都起到
Babel team soared to the heavens,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

巴別塔 baa1 bit6 taap3
Tower of Babel
隊 zeoi6
an alternative form for 墜, to fall down
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
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
起 hei2
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover

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