How to pronounce 制度 in Cantonese (46 out of 81):

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美國都用咗差唔多 190 年去改善選舉制度
It took the United States almost 190 years to improve the electoral system.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

美國 mei5 gwok3
America
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
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
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
差唔多 caa1 m4 do1
(adverb) nearly; almost (差不多)
年 nin4
year
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
改善 goi2 sin6
improve
選舉 syun2 gau3
election
制度 zai3 dou6
system
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