How to pronounce 禹 in Cantonese (19 out of 25):

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按照禪讓的製度，本來是應該讓伯益做禹的繼承人的。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

按照 on3 ziu6
according to
禪讓 sim4 jong6
abdicate
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
製 zai3
to manufacture
to make
produce
to cut out (garment)
to tailor
度 dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
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mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
本來 bun2 loi4
(adverb) initial
是 si6
is
應該 jing1 goi1
should
讓 joeng6
to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc)
to allow
to concede
to convey
to transfer
to make way
to step aside
by
伯 baak3
father's elder brother
senior male
paternal elder uncle
eldest of brothers
respectful form of address for an elderly man
Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
term of address for husband's older brothers
a surname
益 jik1
benefit
profit
advantage
beneficial
to increase
to add
all the more
to benefit
increasingly
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
禹 jyu5
Yu
繼承人 gai3 sing4 jan4
heir

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