How to pronounce 最早 in Cantonese (73 out of 79):

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最早期是一座修道院

was originally a monastery. Construction

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

最早 zeoi3 zou2

earliest

期 kei4

period

是 si6

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

座 zo2

seat

base

stand M: 个gè [个]

classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

修道院 sau1 dou6 jyun2

monastery

convent

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