How to pronounce 改名 in Cantonese (27 out of 55):

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佢就將台灣全島改名做「東都」。 咁當時台灣本島除咗有原住民之外，

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
全 cyun4
all
whole
entire
every
complete
perfect
a surname
島 dou2
island
改名 goi2 ming4
renamed
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
東 dung1
east
host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
landlord, owner
a surname
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
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
當時 dong1 si4
back then
本島 bun2 dou2
main island
除咗 ceoi4 zo2
aside from; except for; unless
有 jau6
also
again
原住民 jyun4 zyu6 man4
indigenous people
之外 zi1 ngoi6
besides

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