How to pronounce 召開 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

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所以到1884年25個國家的41位代表在美國華盛頓召開國際子午線會議

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

所以 so2 ji5
hence
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
年 nin4
year
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
國家 gwok3 gaa1
country
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
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
代表 doi6 biu2
represent
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
華盛頓 wa4 sing6 deon1
Washington
召開 ziu6 hoi1
to host
國際 gwok3 zai3
international
會議 wui5 ji5
conference

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