How to pronounce 任期 in Cantonese (4 out of 17):

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不過不要緊 你完成這任期也該退休了
But don't worry, you should retire after that term.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
不要緊 bat1 jiu3 gan2
don't worry
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
完成 jyun4 sung4
complete
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
任期 jam6 kei4
term of office
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
該 goi1
should
ought to
probably
must be
to deserve
to owe
to be sb's turn to do sth
that
the above-mentioned
need to
fated to
preordained
退休 teoi3 jau1
retire
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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