How to pronounce 碳 in Cantonese (35 out of 85):

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地球上98.9% 的碳都是由6粒質子和6粒中子組定，即「碳12」

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

地球 dei6 kau4
Earth
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
碳 taan4
carbon
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
是 si6
is
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
粒 nap1
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
質子 zat1 zi2
proton
和 wo4
and
組 zou2
to form
to organize
group
team
classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries
class
section
department
定 ding6
to set
to fix
to determine
to decide
surely
certainly
definitely
stable
calm
即 zik1
namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near
quickly
immediately

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