How to pronounce 衡 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

商湯驚訝他的賢德與才能,任用他為阿,相當於宰相
And the merchants were astonished at his wisdom and his talents, and they used him as a king, and he was their chief.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

商湯 soeng1 tong1
Shang Tang
驚訝 ging1 ngaa6
astounded
shocked
他的 taa1 dik1
his
賢德 jin4 dak1
virtuous
jyu6
to participate
才能 coi4 nang4
(conjunction) So that (someone) can
任用 jam6 jung6
appoint
to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
waang4
an alternative form for 橫, across
相當於 soeng1 dong3 jyu1
equivalent to
宰相 doi3 soeng6
prime minister