How to pronounce 民 in Cantonese (298 out of 351):

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民以食為天啊

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

民 man4
the people
nationality
citizen
folk
subjects
someone in a certain occupataion, such as farmer, fisherman
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
食 zi6
to feed
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation

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