How to pronounce 潘 in Cantonese (14 out of 40):

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潘因被以 ｢有反政府思想｣ 為由, 失去咗稅吏嘅職位
Pan was stripped of his tax position because of his "anti-government thinking".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

潘 pun1
surname Pan
Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes
water in which rice has been rinsed
因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
有 jau6
also
again
反政府 faan2 zing3 fu2
anti-government
思想 si1 soeng6
thought
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
失去 sat1 heoi3
lose
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
稅 tyut3
an alternative form for 脫,to strip
吏 lei6
minor government official or functionary (old)
magistrate
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
職位 zik1 wai6
position

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