How to pronounce 約翰 in Cantonese (7 out of 15):

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令約翰甘迺迪成為了各大報紙嘅頭條新聞人物
And that's what made John G. Kennedy the headline of every major newspaper.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

令 ling6
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
約翰 joek3 hon6
John
甘 gam1
sweet
willing
a surname
to be fond of
pleasantly
sweetness
tasty
big trouble
heavily
badly
seriously
迺 naai5
then
迪 dik6
to enlighten
to advance
to progress
to guide
成為 sing4 wai2
become
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
各 gok3
each
every
individually
all
separately
various
different
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
報紙 bou3 zi2
newspaper
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
頭條新聞 tau4 tiu4 san1 man4
headline news
人物 jan4 mat6
characters
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