How to pronounce 進士 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

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福溪村歷史上出過五位進士
Five of the best graduates in the history of Fochik Village.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

福 fuk1
good fortune
happiness
luck
blessing
good luck
prosperity
to bless
blessed
happy
lucky
sacrificial
offerings
used in letters in coveying good wishes
溪 kai1
stream
村 cyun1
village
uncouth
to scold
to berate
歷史上 lik6 si2 soeng6
historically
出過 ceot1 gwo3
have been out
五 ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
進士 zeon3 si6
advanced scholar
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