How to pronounce 兩院 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

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美國國會通過咗得到兩院兩黨高度支持嘅
The U.S. Congress passed the bill with the support of both parties.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

美國國會 mei5 gwok3 gwok3 wui2
United States Congress
通過 tung1 gwo3
passed
咗 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
得到 dak1 dou3
got
兩院 loeng5 jyun2
two chambers
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
黨 tong2
alternative form for 儻, if
alternative form for 讜, counsel
高度 gou1 dou6
height
支持 zi1 ci4
support
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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