How to pronounce 美利堅 in Cantonese (5 out of 6):

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又名美利堅邦聯。1861年初由南部7個後來增至11個州組成,脫離聯邦,成立“美利堅聯盟國”

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

又名 yau6 ming4
also known as
美利堅 mei5 lei6 gin1
America
邦聯 bong1 lyun4
confederation
年初 nin4 co1
beginning of the year
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
南部 naam4 bou6
southern part
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
後來 hau6 loi4
afterwards
增至 zang1 zi3
increase to
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
組成 zou2 sing4
(noun) Composition; (verb) 1. Compose of
脫離 tyut3 lei4
detach
聯邦 lyun4 bong1
federation
成立 sing4 laap6
establish
聯盟 lyun4 mang4
league
國 gwok3
country
nation
state
national M: 个gè [个]
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