How to pronounce 西人 in Cantonese (18 out of 24):

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後來就成為咗西人專稱「台灣」 呢個地方嘅名喇,
And it became the name of this place, which the West called "Taiwan".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

後來 hau6 loi4
afterwards
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
成為 sing4 wai2
become
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
西人 sai1 jan4
(n.) refers to foreigner, usually Caucasian; a westerner
zyun1
for a particular person, occasion, purpose
focused on one thing
special
expert
particular (to sth)
concentrated
specialized
can3
to fit
to match
to suit
to go with
fit
suitable
symmetrical
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
呢個 ni1 go3
this
地方 dei6 fong1
place
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
ming4
name
noun (part of speech)
place (e.g. among winners)
famous
classifier for people
rank
title
position
fame
reputation
laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'
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