How to pronounce 黃銅 in Cantonese (2 out of 4):

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左邊個枝全金色其實係黃銅身， 不過外層鍍左黃金。
golden branch on the left is actually made of brass, but the outer layer is plated with gold.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

左邊 zo2 bin1
left side
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
枝 zi1
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, flowers etc
limbs
to branch off
全 cyun4
all
whole
entire
every
complete
perfect
a surname
金色 gam1 sik1
gold color
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
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
黃銅 wong4 tung4
brass
身 jyun4
body
life
oneself
personally
one's morality and conduct
the main part of a structure or body
pregnant
classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
Kangxi radical 158
trunk
hull
lifetime
in person
social status
status
incarnation
不過 bat1 gwo3
however
外層 ngoi6 cang4
outer layer
鍍 dou6
-plated
to plate
to coat
to gild
左 zo2
left
the Left (politics)
east
unorthodox
queer
wrong
differing
opposite
variant of 佐zuǒ [佐]
clumsy
awkward
queer
odd
bigoted
to be demoted
a surname
used after a verb as a marker to show that the action has been completed
used after an adjective to show a change in a state
黃金 wong4 gam1
(slang) shit (= excrement)

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