How to pronounce 為 in Cantonese (12 out of 3248):

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但其實在1908年Union Jack 已被英國國會確認為英國國旗
But in 1908, the Union Jack was officially adopted by the British Parliament.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
年 nin4
year
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
英國 jing1 gwok3
United Kingdom
國會 gwok3 wui5
Parliament
確認 kok3 jing6
verification
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
國旗 gwok3 kei4
(noun) National flag
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