How to pronounce 現代 in Cantonese (99 out of 166):

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莎草紙之所以不被現代概念所介定為「紙」，主要是因為莎草紙不是
Papyrus isn't defined as "paper" in modern terms primarily because it wasn't

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

紙 zi2
paper M: 张zhāng [张]
沓dá [沓]
classifier for documents, letter etc
currency
bank notes
之所以 zi1 so2 ji5
the reason why
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
現代 jin6 doi6
the contemporary era
present period
概念 koi3 nim6
concept
所 so2
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive M: 个gè [个]
a building
a bureau
a station
an office
that which
all that
whatever
a unit
介 gaai3
to introduce
to lie between
between
shell
armour
to keep in mind
a harbinger
定 ding6
to set
to fix
to determine
to decide
surely
certainly
definitely
stable
calm
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
主要 zyu2 jiu3
mainly
是 si6
is
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
不是 bat1 si6
is not

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