How to pronounce 戰爭 in Cantonese (10 out of 229):

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周宣王姬靜為了挽回威望，竟向週邊小國發動戰爭
So he quietly launched a war against the surrounding small kingdoms to regain his prestige.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

周宣王 zau1 syun1 wong4
King Xuan of Zhou
姬 gei1
woman
concubine
female entertainer (archaic)
beauty
goddess
imperial concubine
靜 zing6
still
calm
quiet
not moving
motionless
gentle
static
passive
silent
tranquil
peaceful
chaste
serene
composed
to calm down
to keep silent
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
挽回 waan5 wui4
to rescue a situation
威望 wai1 mong6
prestige; reputation
竟 ging2
unexpectedly
actually
to go so far as to
indeed
finally
after all
at last
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
territory
the end
to investigate
ultimately
to one's surprise
throughout
whole
向 hoeng3
towards
週邊 zau1 bin1
periphery
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for ? , to fuck
to have sex with
國 gwok3
country
nation
state
national M: 个gè [个]
Chinese
發動 faat3 dung6
to launch
戰爭 zin3 zeng1
war

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