How to pronounce 人命 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

認為事情嚴重 事情牽涉四條人命
They thought it was serious, and it involved four lives.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
事情 si6 cing4
thing
嚴重 jim4 zung6
serious
牽涉 hin1 sip3
involve
四條 sei3 tiu4
four (amount); four poker cards of the same number but different suits
人命 yan4 ming6
human life