How to pronounce 明代 in Cantonese (3 out of 9):

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「台灣」Tai-Oan ， 喺華文入面最早可以追溯到明代宣德、
Tai-oan, the earliest Chinese word, dates back to the Ming Dynasty.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
喺 hai2
in
華文 waa4 man4
Chinese language
入面 jap6 min6
inside
最早 zeoi3 zou2
earliest
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
追溯 zeoi1 sou3
(verb) Cast (someone's mind) back
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
明代 ming4 doi6
Ming era
宣德 syun1 dak1
Xuande (name of an emperor
emperor's reign)
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