How to pronounce 耗 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

但虛國力,就如清朝乾隆皇誇耀自己的十全武功
But the power of the empire is as empty as the Qing Dynasty's Emperor Tokugawa proudly exalted himself.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

daan6
but
heoi1
emptiness
void
abstract theory or guiding principles
empty or unoccupied
diffident or timid
false
humble or modest
(of health) weak
virtual
in vain
worthless
nominal
hollow
the sky
the empyrean
vulnerable
to reserve space
based on imagination rather than reality
hou3
to waste
to spend
to consume
to squander
news
(coll.) to delay
to dilly-dally
bad (crops)
國力 gwok3 lik6
national strength
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
jyu4
as
as if
such as
supposing
if
like
as good as
according to
to go to
should
on time
清朝 cing1 ciu4
Qing Dynasty
乾隆 gon1 lung4
Qianlong
wong4
emperor
old variant of 惶huáng [惶]
ruler
superior
imperial
royal
a surname
honorific wordfor deceased ancestor used on tombstones
magnificent
splendid
flurried
誇耀 kwaa1 jiu6
show off
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
十全 sap6 cyun4
perfect
武功 mou5 gung1
martial feats