How to pronounce 上門 in Cantonese (9 out of 12):

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政府知道咗當然直接上門要人啦。但如果交咗人
The government knows, of course, that people are going to come to the door.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

政府 zing3 fu2
government
知道 zi1 dou3
know
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
當然 dong1 jin4
(adverb) absolutely
直接 zik6 zip3
direct
上門 soeng6 mun4
approach
jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
但如果 dan6 jyu4 geoi3
but if
gaau1
to hand over
to deliver
to pay (money)
to turn over
to make friends
to intersect (lines)
to exchange
to come into contact with
to come close to
to join
to alternate
to mate
simultaneously
to connect
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