How to pronounce 重鎮 in Cantonese (6 out of 8):

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而喺同一時期，另一位明代士人沈鐵喺 《請建澎湖城堡置將屯兵永為重鎮書》入面

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
喺 hai2
in
同一 tung4 jat1
the same
時期 si4 kei4
period of time
另一 ling6 jat1
Another
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
明代 ming4 doi6
Ming era
士人 syu6 jan4
scholar
沈 sam2
a surname
part of a place name
鐵 tit3
iron (metal)
arms
weapons
hard
strong
violent
unshakeable
determined
close
tight (slang)
solid
firm
cruel
merciless
ruthless
請 zing6
(history) for the princes (or their representatives) to have an audience with the Emperor
建 gin3
to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct
a lunar month
a surname
to overturn
澎湖 pang4 wu4
Penghu
城堡 sing4 bou6
castle
置 zi3
to install
to place
to put
to buy
to lay out
to set aside
to purchase provisions
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
屯兵 tyun4 bing1
Troops
永 wing5
forever
always
perpetual
far-reaching
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
重鎮 cung5 zan3
Strategic town
書 syu1
a book
a letter
a document M: 本běn [本]
册cè [册]
部bù [部]
to write
a certificate
a script
a style of calligraphy
storyteller
book of history
to document
入面 jap6 min6
inside

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