How to pronounce 炮 in Cantonese (4 out of 47):

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這間店之所以叫石炮台是因為
The store is called a gun deck because

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
間店 gaan1 dim3
a shop
之所以 zi1 so2 ji5
the reason why
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
石 sek6
rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
mineral elements in medicine
a surname
stone made-
unproductive
mineral
KangXi radical 112
炮 paau3
cannon M: 座zuò [座]
firecracker
台 toi4
variant of 臺
台tái [台]
platform
unit
terrace
tower
stage
support
base
station
channel
abbreviation for Taiwan
classifier for machinery
是 si6
is
因為 jan1 wai6
due to

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