How to pronounce 施 in Cantonese (9 out of 119):

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有施氏不敵，便進貢一位美女名叫妹喜，是有施氏的妹妹

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

有 jau6
also
again
施 si3
to grant
to give
to bestow
to act
to carry out
to bring into effect
to apply
to use
to add
a surname
to enforce
氏 zi1
used in names of foreign tribes
不敵 bat1 dik6
unable to resist
便 pin4
cheap
unmerited advantages
glib-tongued
bulging
進貢 zeon3 gung3
to offer tribute as a mark of submission or allegiance
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
美女 mei5 neoi5
beautiful woman
名叫 meng6 giu3
called
妹 mui2
younger sister
term of address for a young woman or girl
喜 hei2
to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad
pregnancy
happy event
是 si6
is
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
妹妹 mui6 mui6
younger sister

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