How to pronounce 燦爛 in Cantonese (16 out of 18):

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今天選了一首名為「明星燦爛」的歌
Today I chose a song called "Shining Stars." It

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

今天 gam1 tin1
today
選 syun3
an alternative form for 算, to calculate
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
首 sau3
to confess a crime
to turn oneself in
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
明星 ming4 sing1
celebrity
燦爛 caan3 laan6
brilliant
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
歌 go1
song M: 支zhī [支]
首shǒu [首]
to sing
a poem that can be set to music
to chant
to praise
lyrics

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