How to pronounce 開山 in Cantonese (4 out of 8):

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不過荷蘭人同被稱為「國姓爺」嘅開山王 鄭成功之間嘅戰爭

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
荷蘭 ho4 laan4
Holland
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
同 tung4
and
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
稱 can3
to fit
to match
to suit
to go with
fit
suitable
symmetrical
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
國姓 gwok3 sing3
Koxinga's dynasty
爺 je4
grandpa
old gentleman
father
master
sir
lord
god
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
開山 hoi1 saan1
pioneering
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
鄭成功 zeng6 sing4 gung1
Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga)
之間 zi1 gaan1
between
戰爭 zin3 zeng1
war

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