How to pronounce 勒 in Cantonese (13 out of 14):

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功利主義哲學家約翰米勒John Stuart Mill，
The utilitarian philosopher John Miller, John Stuart Mill, was a great example of this.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

功利主義 gung1 lei6 zyu2 gei3
utilitarianism
哲學家 zit3 hok6 gaa1
philosopher
約翰 joek3 hon6
John
米 mai5
rice M: 粒lì [粒]
meter (classifier)
grain-like things
money
a cigarette
勒 lak6
to strap tightly
to bind
to strangle
to tighten
to rein in
to halt
to force
to coerce
to compel
to command
to engrave
to inscribe
to bridle
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