How to pronounce 顧名思義 in Cantonese (25 out of 50):

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南北戰爭顧名思義姐係南同北打嘅戰爭啦， 咁點解會打上嚟呢？就係因為呢個喇。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

南北 naam4 bak1
north and south
戰爭 zin3 zeng1
war
顧名思義 gu3 meng2 si1 ji3
as the name implies
姐 ze1
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper
係 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
南 naam4
south
同 tung4
and
北 bui3
an alternative form for 背, back
打 ding2
to take the lead
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
點解會 dim2 gaai2 wui5
why would
上嚟 soeng5 lai2
to come over, to come up
呢 ni1
this
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
呢個 ni1 go3
this
喇 laa3
trumpet
loudspeaker'

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