How to pronounce 重臣 in Cantonese (1 out of 3):

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周王分封主要為同姓貴族、異性親戚，和元老的重臣
The Zhou king divided the main castle into nobles, heterosexual relatives, and the elders' servants.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

周 zau1
week
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
分封 fan1 fung1
granting fiefdoms
主要 zyu2 jiu3
mainly
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
同姓 tung4 sing3
same family name
貴族 gwai3 zuk6
nobility
異性 yi6 sing3
heterosexual
親戚 can1 cik1
relative
和 wo4
and
元老 yun4 lou5
elder statesman
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
重臣 cung4 san4
important minister
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