How to pronounce 華文 in Cantonese (6 out of 10):

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咁我哋知道咗喺華文入面「台灣」呢個名點嚟，
So we know where the word "Taiwan" comes from in Chinese.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
知道 zi1 dou3
know
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
喺 hai2
in
華文 waa4 man4
Chinese language
入面 jap6 min6
inside
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
呢個 ni1 go3
this
名 ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis

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