How to pronounce 明 in Cantonese (114 out of 783):

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而太甲也因此成為一個明君

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
太 taai3
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
甲 gaap3
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]
(used for an unspecified person or thing)
first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
armor plating
shell or carapace
(of the fingers or toes) nail
bladed leather or metal armor (old)
ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
civil administration unit (old)
to be better than
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
因此 jan1 ci2
therefore
成為 sing4 wai2
become
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
明 ming4
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
君 gwan1
monarch
lord
gentleman
ruler
sovereign
chief
a formal form of address for a male in formal speech, you
Mr

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