How to pronounce 名義上 in Cantonese (5 out of 12):

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不過名義上叫做行西式體制， 但骨子裏嘅嘢依然都係無變。點解咁講呢？

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
名義上 ming2 yi4 shang4
nominal
叫做 giu3 zou6
called
行 hong6
strong
西式 sai1 sik1
Western-style
體制 tai2 zai3
institutional system
但 daan6
but
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
嘢 je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
依然 ji1 jin4
still
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
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
無 mou4
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
變 bin3
to change
to become different
to transform
to vary
rebellion
to alter
to turn into
to become
uncommon
unexpected turn of events
accident
changeable
點解 dim2 gaai2
(pronoun) why; how to explain; how come;
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
呢 ni1
this

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