How to pronounce 忻 in Cantonese (1 out of 4):

八月 忽必烈就任命都為征東都元帥
In August, he appointed the general of the army of the East.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

八月 baat3 jyut6
August
忽必烈 fat1 bit1 lit6
Kublai Khan
就任 zau6 jam6
take office
ming6
life
jan1
used as a name
part of a placename
enlighten
an alternative form for 欣, happy
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
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
zing1
journey
trip
expedition
to go on long campaign
to attack
a surname
to travel
to go on a journey
to invade
to start a campaign
to collect tax
dung1
east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord, owner
a surname
元帥 jyun4 seoi6
marshal