How to pronounce 洪武 in Cantonese (2 out of 4):

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自明朝洪武二十六年設荊峽寨
The fortress was built in the 26th year of the Ming Dynasty.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

自 zi6
from
self
oneself
since
private
personal
naturally
natural
since
明朝 ming4 ciu4
Ming Dynasty
洪武 hung1 mou5
Hongwu (era of Ming Dynasty)
二十 yi6 sap6
twenty
六 luk6
six
年 nin4
year
設 cit3
to set up
to arrange
to establish
to found
to display
to build
supposing
to furnish
荊 ging1
chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚国 Chǔ Guó [楚国]
thorns
brambles
cane
a dated way to address one's wife
cane
a surname
峽 hap6
gorge
寨 jaai6
stockade
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