五邑 (ng5 jap1) — the Greater Taishan Region which includ… in Cantonese

ngˏ₅五japˉ¹邑

Mandarin Pinyin: wu3 yi4

Meaning of 五邑

nounthe Greater Taishan Region which includes, Heshan, Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, Enping, situated in the Pearl River Delta

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係ngˏ₅五jatˍ₆邑janˎ₄人

He/She is from Wuyi.

ngˏ₅五jatˍ₆邑waaˊ²話houˊ²好tengˉ¹聽

The Wuyi dialect sounds nice.

ngoˏ₅我sikˉ¹識ngˏ₅五jatˍ₆邑pangˎ₄朋jauˏ₅友

I know friends from Wuyi.

sikˍ₆食ngˏ₅五jatˍ₆邑coi˗₃菜

Eat Wuyi cuisine.

ngˏ₅五jatˍ₆邑houˊ²好jitˍ₆熱wo˗₃喎

It's very hot in Wuyi.

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