How to pronounce 本島 in Cantonese (15 out of 15):

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「桑」就是「Zanzibar」，是兩個島，主要是Zanzibar一個本島

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

桑 song1
mulberry tree
a surname
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
是 si6
is
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
島 dou2
island
主要 zyu2 jiu3
mainly
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
本島 bun2 dou2
main island

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