How to pronounce 臺灣 in Cantonese (1 out of 7):

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呢座建築係佢哋一位已經移居臺灣嘅親人
This building is one of their relatives who moved to Taiwan.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呢 ni1
this
座 zo2
seat
base
stand M: 个gè [个]
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
建築 gin3 zuk1
architecture
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
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
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
已經 ji5 ging1
already
移居 ji4 geoi1
emigrate
臺灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
親人 can1 jan4
family member
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