How to pronounce 橫跨 in Cantonese (8 out of 15):

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但中國作為一個橫跨五個時區的「超級大國」，卻把全國劃一跟從北京時區

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
中國 zung1 gwok3
China
作為 zok3 wai6
as
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
橫跨 waang4 kwaat3
to span
五 ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
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
時區 si4 keoi1
time zone
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
超級大國 ciu1 kap1 daai6 gwok3
superpower
卻 koek3
but
yet
however
while
to go back
to decline
to retreat
nevertheless
even though
to repel
to do away with
把 baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
全國 cyun4 gwok3
nationwide
劃一 waak6 jat1
standardize
跟從 gan1 cung4
follow
北京 bak1 ging1
Beijing

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