How to pronounce 維 in Cantonese (5 out of 60):

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夷維子說： '你們這是按照哪來的禮儀接待我們國君，我那國君，是天子啊。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

夷 ji4
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
barbarians
to wipe out
to exterminate
to tear down
to raze
wound
ancient plough like implement
to pacify
to squash
to raze to the ground
to annihilate as punishment for serious offences
level
calm
much
foreigner
foreign
foreign countries
維 wai4
to preserve
to maintain
to hold together
dimension
vitamin (abbr. for 维生素wéishēngsù [维生素])
to safeguard
to secure
thinking
thoughts
a surname
子 zi2
(noun suffix)
son
child
offspring
person
seed
eggs of animals
the first character in the duodecimal cycle
title of respect for men of distinction
pupil
disciple
one's spouse
rank of nobility equivalent to a viscount
subsidiary
subordinate
numerator
anything small
young
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
你們 nei5 mun4
you (plural)
這是 ze5 si6
this is
按照 on3 ziu6
according to
哪 naa5
how
which
where
what
whichever
whoever
whatever
how is it possible
來的 loi4 dik1
from
禮儀 lai5 ji4
etiquette
接待 zip3 doi6
reception
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
國君 gwok3 gwan1
monarch
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
是 si6
is
天子 tin1 zi2
emperor
啊 haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation

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