How to pronounce 殷墟 in Cantonese (1 out of 5):

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証明那裡是商朝國都的遺址, 將那裡稱為殷墟
And he called the place the ruins of the kingdom of the merchants.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

証 zing3
to admonish
variant of 证zhèng [证]
to prove
to verify
to confirm
proof
evidence
明 ming4
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
那裡 naa5 lei5
there
是 si6
is
商朝 soeng1 ciu4
Shang dynasty
國都 gwok3 dou1
capital city
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
遺址 ngai4 zi2
ruins
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
稱 can3
to fit
to match
to suit
to go with
fit
suitable
symmetrical
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
殷墟 jan1 heoi2
ruins of Yin
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