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
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
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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