How to pronounce 鼓浪嶼 in Cantonese (12 out of 17):

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當時有好多有錢人來鼓浪嶼做生意, 令鼓浪嶼成為世界第二富裕的地方

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
有 jau6
also
again
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
有錢人 jau5 cin4 jan4
rich people
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
鼓浪嶼 gu2 long6 zyu2
Gulangyu Island
做生意 zou6 saang1 ji3
do business
令 ling6
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
成為 sing4 wai2
become
世界 sai3 gaai3
world
第二 dai6 ji6
second
富裕 fu3 jyu6
affluent; rich
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
地方 dei6 fong1
place

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