How to pronounce 忠言 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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但厲王根本不聽召穆公的忠言，召穆公只有離開
But the king of Judah did not listen to the counsel of Mu'am; and Mu'am went away.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
厲 lai6
strict
severe
a whetstone
to grind
to sharpen
whet
pestilence, an epidemic disease
malicious ghost
a surname
to oppress
to encourage
stern
grim
wicked
malicious
terribly
fierce
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
根本 gan1 bun2
essentially
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
聽 teng1
to let
to allow
to submit
to administer
召 ziu6
to call together
to summon
to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
imperial decree
穆 muk6
solemn
reverent
calm
burial position in an ancestral tomb (old)
old variant of 默
majestic
respectful
harmonious
serene
a surname
公 gung1
public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law (husband' side)
male (animal)
maternal grandfather
an old man
official duties
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
忠言 zung1 jin4
loyal advice
只有 zi2 jau5
only
離開 lei4 hoi1
quit
check out
pass away

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