How to pronounce 语 in Cantonese (15 out of 47):

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以前还叫外语学院的时候是学院，现在升级了变成了大学

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以前 yi5 cin4
before
还 waan4
also
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
外 oi6
outside
in addition
foreign
external
informal
relatives of one's mother
sisters
daughters
abroad
part of the name of some of the roles in traditional Chinese opera
语 jyu5
language
学 hok6
learn
院 jyun6
courtyard
institution M: 个gè [个]
yard
court
college
hospital
designation for certain government offices and public places
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
时 si4
time
候 hau6
to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days
to expect
to visit
to greet
condition
是 si6
is
现 jin6
appear
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
升 sing1
to ascend
to rise to the rank of
to promote
to hoist
liter
measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗dǒu [斗]
to advance
litre
级 kap1
level
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
变 bin3
become
成了 sing4 le5
became
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too

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