How to pronounce 作對 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

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你的書中有很多歷史的例子，有沒有一個可以和現在的香港作對比呢？
Your book has many examples of history, and is there one that can compare Hong Kong to what it is today?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
書 syu1
a book
a letter
a document M: 本běn [本]
册cè [册]
部bù [部]
to write
a certificate
a script
a style of calligraphy
storyteller
book of history
to document
中 zung1
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
有 jau6
also
again
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
歷史 lik6 si2
history
例子 lai6 zi2
example
有沒有 jau5 mut6 jau5
(verb) do you have
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
和 wo4
and
現在 jin6 zoi6
now
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
作對 zok3 deoi3
oppose
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
呢 ni1
this

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