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

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例如假設中國將首都由北京搬到南京是鉅大工程
For example, if China moved its capital from Beijing to Nanjing, it would be a massive project.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

例如 lai6 jyu4
for example
假設 gaa2 cit3
hypothesis
中國 zung1 gwok3
China
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
首都 sau2 dou1
capital
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
北京 bak1 ging1
Beijing
搬 boon1
move
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
南京 naam4 ging1
Nanjing
是 si6
is
鉅 geoi6
hard iron
hook
variant of 巨jù [巨]
variant of 讵jù [讵]
steel
great
how
大工程 daai6 gung1 cing4
major project
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