How to pronounce 建國 in Cantonese (18 out of 22):

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以色列幾乎一建國就滅國
Israel almost destroyed the nation.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以色列 ji5 sik1 lau4
Israel
幾乎 gei2 lau1
almost
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
建國 gin3 gwok3
establish a nation
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
滅 mit6
to extinguish or put out
to go out (of a fire etc)
to exterminate or wipe out
to drown
to disappear
to destroy
國 gwok3
country
nation
state
national M: 个gè [个]
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