How to pronounce 稱 in Cantonese (65 out of 193):

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所以後世中華民族被稱為炎黃子孫
So the Chinese people of the later generation were called the "Fire Yellow Descendants".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

所以 so2 ji5
hence
後世 hau6 sai3
later generations
中華民族 zung1 waa4 man4 zuk6
(noun) Chinese nation
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
稱 can3
to fit
to match
to suit
to go with
fit
suitable
symmetrical
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
炎黃子孫 jim4 wong4 zi2 syun1
descendants of Yan and Huang
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