How to pronounce 萊 in Cantonese (33 out of 38):

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當時蘭納王國的首都就由清萊搬去今天的清邁

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
蘭 laan4
orchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
lily magnolia (木兰)
elegant
graceful
納 naap6
to receive
to accept
to enjoy
to bring into
to pay (tax etc)
nano- (one billionth)
to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing
to admit
to take
to enjoy
王國 wong4 gwok3
kingdom
的 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
首都 sau2 dou1
capital
就 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
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
清 cing1
clear
distinct
quiet
just and honest
pure
to settle or clear up
to clean up or purge
clean
peaceful
distinct
explicit
Qing dynasty
uncorrupted
萊 loi4
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
Chenopodium album
fallow field
搬去 boon3 heoi3
move to
今天 gam1 tin1
today

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