How to pronounce 白 in Cantonese (1 out of 1264):

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先說英格蘭旗，這面白底紅十字旗名叫Saint George's Cross聖佐治十字

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
英格蘭 jing1 gaak3 laan4
England
旗 kei4
banner
flag
(in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from 八旗bāqí [八旗] eight banners
administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 县xiàn [县] county M: 面miàn [面]
a term used by taxi driver to refers to a trip with a customer
an opium pipe
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
白 baak6
white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera
unblemished
a surname
the spoken dialogue in a stage show
to have a strong drink to celebrate
to clear up
to confess to
to turn white
for no reason
simply
just
easy to understand
底 dik1
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
紅十字 hung4 sap6 zi6
Red Cross
名叫 meng6 giu3
called
聖 sing3
holy
sacred
saint
sage
imperial
noble
master
emperor
form of address for the respected
佐 zo6
assist
治 zi6
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research
to instruct
peaceful and orderly
a surname
十字 sap6 zi6
cross

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