How to pronounce 一任 in Cantonese (10 out of 10):

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上一任國務卿係Rex Tillerson
The first Secretary of State was Rex Tillerson.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
一任 jat1 jam6
Allow; let (somebody do as he pleases); A term
國務卿 gwok3 mou6 hing3
Secretary of State
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
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