How to pronounce 葡國 in Cantonese (9 out of 12):

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呢兩個咁出名嘅文獻都曾經講過 葡國佬曾經統治過臺灣，
Both of these famous documents say that the Portuguese Empire ruled Taiwan.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呢 ni1
this
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
出名 ceot1 meng2
(adjective) 1. famous; 2. renowned
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
文獻 wun6 jin2
document
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
曾經 cang4 ging1
once
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
葡國 pou4 gwok3
Portugal
佬 liu4
male (usually old)
man
guy
bloke
dude (Cantonese)
a vulgar person
統治 tung2 zi6
to rule
臺灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan

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