How to pronounce 纯 in Cantonese (7 out of 13):

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广州也有一座【纯阳观】，专门供奉纯阳祖师，就是这位吕洞宾了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

广 shop
broad
州 zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
有 jau6
also
again
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
座 zo2
seat
base
stand M: 个gè [个]
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
纯 seon4
pure; undiluted
阳 yeung4
positive
观 gun1
watch
专 zyun1
specialized
门 mun4
door
供奉 gung3 fung6
offer sacrifices to
祖 zou2
ancestor
forefather
grandparents
founder
an originator
sacrifice to god of travellers
a surname
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
这 ze2
this
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
洞 tung4
boundless
宾 ban1
guest
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

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