How to pronounce 嚴厲 in Cantonese (18 out of 21):

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他們分析為何大陸會作出如此嚴厲的一著

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他們 taa1 mun4
they
分析 fan1 sik1
analyze
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
大陸 daai6 luk6
(noun) China
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
作出 zok3 ceot1
make
如此 yu4 ci2
so
嚴厲 jim4 lai6
severe
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
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
著 zyu3
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal

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