How to pronounce 囚禁 in Cantonese (1 out of 8):

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令商部落十分興盛，桀擔心湯對他構成威脅，竟然借故召他入京後將他囚禁
The businessmen were so successful that they feared that the water would threaten him, so they sent him to Beijing to be imprisoned.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

令 ling6
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
商 soeng1
commerce
merchant
dealer
to consult
2nd note in pentatonic scale
quotient (as in 智商zhìshāng [智商], intelligence quotient)
to discuss
部落 bou6 lok6
tribe
十分 sap6 fan1
very
興盛 hing1 sing4
prosperity
桀 git3
despotic ruler
擔心 daam1 sam1
worry
湯 tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
對 deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
構成 kau3 sing4
form
威脅 wai1 hip3
a threat
竟然 ging2 jin4
unexpectedly
借故 ze3 gu3
find a pretext
召 ziu6
to call together
to summon
to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
imperial decree
入 jap6
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in
京 jyun4
part of the name for Jiuyuan, the name of an ancient graveyard
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
囚禁 cau4 gam3
imprison

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