How to pronounce 本來 in Cantonese (166 out of 565):

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但究竟本來「台灣」呢個字嘅發音Tai-Oan 又係點嚟嘅呢？
But what about the pronunciation of the word "Taiwan" by Tai-Oan?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
究竟 gau3 ging2
really
本來 bun2 loi4
(adverb) initial
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
呢個 ni1 go3
this
字 zi6
letter
symbol
character
word M: 个gè [个]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
發音 faat3 jam1
pronunciation
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
呢 ni1
this

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