How to pronounce 改 in Cantonese (140 out of 349):

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因而就將「台灣」改做「東都」(Tang-to) 呢個新名。
So we changed Taiwan to Dong-Too, the new name.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因而 jan1 ji4
(conjunction) So that
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
改 goi2
to change
to alter
to transform
to correct
another
to improve
to remodel
to turn to
a surname
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
呢個 ni1 go3
this
新 san1
new
newly
meso- (chemistry)
beginning
recent
modern
neo-
the Hsin dynasty
a surname
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation

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