How to pronounce 琉球 in Cantonese (9 out of 9):

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咁究竟點解葡萄牙人喺咁嘅情況之下 都重會用Lequeo pequeno（小琉球）嚟代表台灣呢？

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
究竟 gau3 ging2
really
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
葡萄牙人 po4 tou4 ngaa4 jan4
Portuguese person
喺 hai2
in
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
情況 cing4 fong3
situation
之下 zi1 haa6
under
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
重 zung6
to attach importance to
important
significant
solemn
discreet
furthermore
still
even
also
valuable
in addition
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for ? , to fuck
to have sex with
琉球 lau4 kau4
Ryukyu
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
代表 doi6 biu2
represent
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
呢 ni1
this

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