How to pronounce 繼位 in Cantonese (15 out of 16):

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佢希望畀皇弟米哈伊爾大公繼位
He wanted his cousin, Grand Duke Michael, to succeed him.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
希望 hei1 mong6
hope
畀 bei3
to confer on
to give to
to let
to allow
by
to
have been
皇 wong4
emperor
old variant of 惶huáng [惶]
ruler
superior
imperial
royal
a surname
honorific wordfor deceased ancestor used on tombstones
magnificent
splendid
flurried
弟 teoi4
submissive
米 mai5
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
哈 haai1
laughter
yawn
to breath out
to stoop
used in transliteration
伊 ji1
he
she
this
that
third person pronoun
a surname
爾 ji5
thus
so
like that
you
thou
used as a final particle
an adverb particle
a suffix after an adjective
your
that
near
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
公 gung1
public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law (husband' side)
male (animal)
maternal grandfather
an old man
official duties
繼位 gai3 wai2
succeed to the throne

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