How to pronounce 掠 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

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島民被元帝會嘅人大肆殺掠
The islanders were plundered by the ex-Empire.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

島民 dou2 man4
islanders
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
帝 dai3
emperor
god
imperial
imperialism
supreme ruler
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
人大 yan4 daai6
National People's Congress
肆 si3
unrestrained
wanton
(literary) shop
to let go
to display
to set out
reckless
dissolute
then
although
to indulge
excess
to do one's best
殺 saat3
to kill
to murder
to fight
to weaken or reduce
to smart (dialect)
to counteract
(used after a verb) extremely
to destroy
to exterminate
to hurt
掠 loek6
to take over by force
to rob
to plunder
to brush over
to skim
to sweep
to pass by

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