How to pronounce 巴 in Cantonese (6 out of 234):

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1897年巴列圖留意到社會大部份財富, 都流入少數人手中,
In 1897, Barreto noticed that most of the wealth of society was flowing into the hands of a few.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

年 nin4
year
巴 baa1
to long for
to wish
to cling to
to stick to
sth that sticks
close to
next to
spread open
informal abbr. for bus 巴士bāshì [巴士]
bar (unit of pressure)
nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴wěiba [尾巴], tail
part of a place name
crust that has formed as a result of heat or dryness
a quantifier for the number of slaps
a slap
arrogant
flashy
impressive
列 lit6
to arrange
to line up
row
file
series
column
all
category
圖 tou4
diagram
picture
drawing
chart
map M: 张zhāng [张]
to plan
to scheme
to attempt
to pursue
to seek
intention
script of prophecy
plan
留意 lau4 ji3
(verb) 1. To mind; 2. Be caution
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
社會 se5 wui2
(noun) community
大部份 daai6 bou6 fan6
adj.; mostly; a majority of
財富 coi4 fu3
(noun) Property
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
流入 lau4 jap6
flow into
少數人 siu2 sou3 jan4
minority
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
中 zung1
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during

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