How to pronounce 称 in Cantonese (17 out of 22):

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又因山上有越王台，故又称越台井。对面有清泉街和清泉街小学，也因此井而得名

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
山上 saan1 soeng6
on the mountain
有 jau6
also
again
越 jyut6
to exceed
to climb over
to surpass
the more... the more
superior in
to go beyond
to propagate
to attain
to reach
to plunder
name of an ancient state
name of a place
abbreviation for Vietnam
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
台 toi4
variant of 臺
台tái [台]
platform
unit
terrace
tower
stage
support
base
station
channel
abbreviation for Taiwan
classifier for machinery
故 gu3
happening
instance
reason
cause
intentional
former
old
friend
therefore
hence
(of people) to die, dead
an incident
称 cing1
call
井 zing2
a well M: 口kǒu [口]
neat
orderly
a surname
an ancient system of farming and land distribution
the hash key (on phone
keyboard)
a pit
对 deoi3
right
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
街 gaai1
street
和 wo4
and
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for ? , to fuck
to have sex with
学 hok6
learn
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
因此 jan1 ci2
therefore
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation

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