How to pronounce 曰 in Cantonese (11 out of 12):

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先帝称之曰能
emperor called him "capable,"

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
帝 dai3
emperor
god
imperial
imperialism
supreme ruler
称 cing1
call
之 zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
曰 jyut6
to speak
to say
is
is called
a modal particle
能 toi4
name of a constellation

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