How to pronounce 薛 in Cantonese (17 out of 18):

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抵抗波斯國王薛西斯一世的溫泉關戰役

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

抵抗 dai2 kong3
(verb) Resist against
波斯 bo1 si1
ancient Persia
國王 gwok3 wong4
king
薛 sit3
wormwood like grass (classical)
name of a feudal state
a surname
西 sai1
west
western
occident
foreign
a surname
abbreviation for Spain
westwards
a pawn-ticket
cunt
斯 si1
(phonetic)
this
a surname
then
一世 jat1 sai3
the First
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
溫泉 wan1 cyun4
hot spring
關 gwaan1
mountain pass
to close
to shut
to turn off
to concern
to involve
a custom barrier
a check point
a mechanism
turning point
critical juncture
a wooden bolt for the door
a surname
to pick up or make money payments
戰役 zin3 jik1
military campaign

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