How to pronounce 由來 in Cantonese (8 out of 8):

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「台灣」呢個名嘅由來, 比較廣為人知嘅講法就係呢個係
So the more widely known reason for the name "Taiwan" is that this is the

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
呢個 ni1 go3
this
ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
由來 jau4 loi4
origin
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
gwong2
wide
numerous
to spread
Guangdong province
Guangzhou city
Canto-
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
講法 gong2 faat3
way of saying something; wording
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
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