How to pronounce 齊湣王 in Cantonese (2 out of 2):

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然而想要在鄒、魯行天子之禮,鄒、魯的臣子們終於拒絕齊湣王入鏡。
But in the end, the servants of Lu who wanted to be given the gift of heaven refused to look in the mirror.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

然而 jin4 ji4
however
想要 soeng2 jiu3
want
zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
zau1
Zhou (surname)
lou5
crass
stupid
rude
vulgar
rough
imprudent
a surname
part of a place name
name of an ancient state
hong6
strong
天子 tin1 zi2
emperor
zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
lai5
gift
rite
ceremony M: 份fèn [份]
propriety
etiquette
courtesy
manners
social customs
a surname
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
臣子 san4 zi2
courtier
mun4
suffix for plural form
終於 zung1 jyu6
finally
拒絕 keoi5 zyu6
to refuse
齊湣王 zai3 man6 wong4
King Min of Qi
jap6
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in
geng3
mirror
lens
glass
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