How to pronounce 坐移民監 in Cantonese (3 out of 3):

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說自己剛去到要坐移民監
said that I would have to serve immigration detention and would not be able to work when I first arrived

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
剛 gong1
hard
firm
strong
just
barely
exactly
tough
rigid
just now
去到 heoi3 dou3
reach
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
坐移民監 co5 ji4 man4 gaam1
lit. serving a immigration jail sentence, meaning one has to stay in a country for a certain period of time being granted residency or citizenship

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