How to pronounce 初期 in Cantonese (9 out of 24):

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雖然日治初期日本用高壓手段管理台灣
Japan used high-pressure Taiwan in the early days of the Qing Dynasty.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

雖然 seoi1 jin4
although
日 mik6
sun
day
date, day of the month
daytime
daily
Japan
治 zi6
to harness (a river)
to treat (a disease)
to wipe out (a pest)
to punish
to research
to instruct
peaceful and orderly
a surname
初期 co1 kei4
(noun) Primary phase
日本 jat6 bun2
Japan
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
高壓手段 gou1 aat3 sau2 dyun6
high-pressure tactics
管理 gun2 lei5
management
台灣 toi4 waan1
Taiwan
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