How to pronounce 莘 in Cantonese (3 out of 6):

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伊尹作為有莘氏陪嫁奴隸來到湯身邊
Ijin came to the water with his slave as a young man.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

伊 ji1
he
she
this
that
third person pronoun
a surname
尹 wan5
to administer
to oversee
to run
magistrate (old)
to govern
director
a surname
作為 zok3 wai6
as
有 jau6
also
again
莘 san1
countless
氏 zi1
used in names of foreign tribes
陪嫁 pui4 gaai3
dowry
奴隸 no6 loi4
slave
來到 loi4 dou3
have come to
湯 tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
身邊 san1 bin1
around

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