How to pronounce 象 in Cantonese (91 out of 111):

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象島的名字是如何得來的?
How did you get the name of Koh Chang?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

象 zoeng6
elephant M: 只zhī [只]
shape
form
appearance
to imitate
ivory
figure
image
portrait
phenomenon
島 dou2
island
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
名字 ming4 zi2
name
是 si6
is
如何 jyu4 ho4
(question) What do someone think?
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
來的 loi4 dik1
from

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