How to pronounce 神明 in Cantonese (2 out of 12):

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里面放着三尊神像，去看看是哪三位神明呢
are three statues of gods inside this precious mahogany. Let’s see which three gods they are.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
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
放 fong3
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
着 jyu3
ing
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
尊 zyun1
senior
of a senior generation
to honor
to respect
honorific
classifier for cannons and statues
a title of respect
an image
statute of god
Buddha
high and above
a polite way of saying 'your'
神像 shen2 xiang4
idol
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
看看 hon3 hon3
have a look
是 si6
is
哪 naa5
how
which
where
what
whichever
whoever
whatever
how is it possible
三位 digits
three places
神明 san4 ming4
(noun) Divinity
呢 ni1
this

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