How to pronounce 睡眠 in Cantonese (7 out of 12):

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以為周公為掌管睡眠之神
And he was the god of sleep.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以為 yi5 wai2
thought
周公 zau1 gung1
Duke of Zhou
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
掌管 zoeng2 gun2
control
睡眠 seoi6 min5
sleep
之 zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
神 san4
deity
soul
spirit
unusual
mysterious
lively
expressive
expression
look M: 个gè [个]
(slang) awesome
amazing
god
the mind
demeanor
to appreciate
to comprehend
divine
miraculous
superb
by the spirit
countenance
supernatural
weird
insane
ridiculous
abnormal
damaged
out of order
an idol
fairy
a role model
a hero
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