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

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道光二十四年起事嘅郭光侯本身係 台灣有名望之鄉紳

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

道光 dou6 gwong1
Daoguang (name of a Qing dynasty emperor)
二十四 yi6 sap6 sei3
twenty-four
nin4
year
起事 hei2 si6
uprising
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
gwok3
outer city wall
outer city
outer rim
contour
frame
a surname
gwong1
light
ray M: 道dào [道]
bright
only
merely
to use up
glossy
smooth
glory
honor
bare
naked
a surname
hau6
marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
nobleman or high official
a surname
to want something
to lust after
本身 bun2 san1
itself
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
有名 jau5 ming4
famous
mong6
hope
expectate
gaze
zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
鄉紳 hoeng1 san3
local gentry
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