How to pronounce 國務院 in Cantonese (9 out of 11):

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蓬佩奧係接手國務院工作之後，世界舞台發生巨大變化
The world stage has changed dramatically since Pompeo took over the State Department.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

蓬 pung4
fleabane (family Asteraceae)
disheveled
classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff
fairyland
a type of raspberry
exuberant
佩 pui3
to respect
admire
to wear (belt etc)
belt ornament
pendant
to be fit for
to match with
奧 ngou3
obscure
mysterious
profound
mystery
hidden recesses
forbidden grounds
southwest corner of a house
abbreviation for Austria
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
接手 zip3 sau2
take over
國務院 gwok3 mou6 yun6
State Council
工作 gung1 zok3
work
之後 zi1 hau6
after
世界 sai3 gaai3
world
舞 mou5
to dance
to wield
to brandish
dance
posture
to prance
to play tricks with
to juggle
to play with
台 toi4
variant of 臺
台tái [台]
platform
unit
terrace
tower
stage
support
base
station
channel
abbreviation for Taiwan
classifier for machinery
發生 faat3 saang1
happen
巨大 geoi6 daai6
immense
變化 bin3 faa3
change
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