How to pronounce 忽必烈 in Cantonese (21 out of 26):

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八月 忽必烈就任命忻都為征東都元帥

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

八月 baat3 jyut6
August
忽必烈 fat1 bit1 lit6
Kublai Khan
就任 zau6 jam6
take office
命 ming6
life
忻 jan1
used as a name
part of a placename
enlighten
an alternative form for 欣, happy
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
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
征 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
東 dung1
east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord, owner
a surname
元帥 jyun4 seoi6
marshal

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