How to pronounce 毅 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

當年燕國樂毅伐齊,齊緡王將要逃到魯國時,
And it came to pass, when the king of Zillim fled to Lucah,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當年 dong1 nin4
at that time
燕國 jin1 gwok3
state of Yan
樂 ngok6
music
毅 ngai6
firm and resolute
staunch
determined
toughness
physical and moral strength
Nagi group, a subgroup of the 14K triad gang
伐 fat6
to cut down
to fell
to dispatch an expedition against
to attack
to boast
Taiwan pr. [fā]
齊 zi1
hem of robe
緡 man4
cord
fishing-line
string of coins
unit of currency
to save money
taxation system in ancient times & used as part of a person's or a place's name
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
將要 zoeng1 jiu3
about to
逃 tou4
to escape
to run away
to flee
to dodge
to evade
to avoid
to shirk
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
魯國 lou5 gwok3
state of Lu
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname

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