How to pronounce 福爾摩沙 in Cantonese (6 out of 8):

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先至真係有用過「福爾摩沙」呢個名嚟稱呼台灣島。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

先至 sin1 zi3
(adv.) only then; not until; only after; then
真係 zan1 hai6
really; very
有用 jau5 jung6
useful
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
福爾摩沙 fuk1 ji5 mo1 saa1
Formosa
呢個 ni1 go3
this
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
稱呼 cing1 fu1
address as
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
島 dou2
island

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