How to pronounce 一係 in Cantonese (38 out of 67):

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因為其他軍官一係就法國貴族世家
Because the other officers were French nobles.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
其他 kei4 taa1
other
軍官 gwan1 gun1
military officer
一係 jat1 hai6
(conjunction) neither; either or also; or, used when you want to make a suggestion, similar to the meaning of "what about…?"
"how about…"
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
法國 faat3 gwok3
France
貴族 gwai3 zuk6
nobility
世家 sai3 gaa1
prominent family
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