How to pronounce 月初 in Cantonese (8 out of 24):

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在今年1月初被任命為中聯辦新一屆主任的駱惠寧

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
今年 gam1 nin4
this year
月初 yut6 cho1
beginning of the month
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
任命 jam6 ming6
appointment
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
中聯辦 zung1 lyun4 baan6
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government
新 san1
new
newly
meso- (chemistry)
beginning
recent
modern
neo-
the Hsin dynasty
a surname
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
屆 gai3
term
主任 zyu2 jam6
supervisor
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
駱 lok6
camel
white horse with a black mane (archaic)
a surname
惠 wai6
favor
benefit
to give sb property or advantage
honorific
favourably
to confer kindness
寧 ning6
peaceful
to pacify
to visit (one's parents etc)
peace
another name for Nanjing
would rather than
better be than
how could it be

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