How to pronounce 福建 in Cantonese (6 out of 17):

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「面薄」起源自潮汕、福建地區，
"Thin" comes from the tidal range in Fujian.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
薄 bok6
thin
cold in manner
indifferent
weak
light
infertile
slight
poor
infertile
unkind
to belittle
frivolous
unstately
harsh
to approach
a surname
peppermint
起源 hei2 jyun4
origin
自 zi6
from
self
oneself
since
private
personal
naturally
natural
since
潮 ciu4
tide
current
damp
moist
humid
wet
flow
inferior in skill or fineness
trendy
up-to-date
汕 saan3
Shantou
福建 fuk1 gin6
Fujian (a province in China)
地區 dei6 keoi1
area
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