How to pronounce 海上 in Cantonese (9 out of 12):

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外觀就好似海上面嘅波浪一樣因而得名
It's like a wave in the ocean, and that's why it's so named.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

外觀 ngoi6 gun1
(noun) Exterior
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
好似 hou2 ci5
(adjective) similar
海上 hoi2 soeng6
at sea
min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
波浪 bo1 long4
waves
一樣 jat1 joeng6
the same
因而 jan1 ji4
(conjunction) So that
dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
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