How to pronounce 蒙古 in Cantonese (22 out of 26):

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所以一開始說認為蒙古是史上最大(取巧一點)也不完全錯
So, my initial claim that Mongolia was the largest (a bit of a trick) wasn't entirely wrong. The

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

所以 so2 ji5
hence
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
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
認 jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
蒙古 mung4 gu2
Mongolia
是 si6
is
史上 si2 soeng5
in history
最大 zeoi3 daai6
biggest
取巧 ceoi2 haau2
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一點 yat1 dim2
a bit
也不 jaa5 bat1
also not; neither
完全 jyun4 cyun4
completely; wholly
錯 laap6
an alternative form for 鑞, solder

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