How to pronounce 鯀 in Cantonese (3 out of 8):

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鯀治水治了九年，
And the flood reigned nine years.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

鯀 gwan3
Gun
治 zi6
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research
to instruct
peaceful and orderly
a surname
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
九 gau2
1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
年 nin4
year
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