How to pronounce 基本功 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

釣魚係要從手絲嘅基本功學起
Fishing is about starting with the basic skills of hand silk.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

釣魚 diu3 jyu4
fishing
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
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
zung6
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
si1
silk
thread
trace M: 条tiáo [条]
the number 10-4
strings
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
基本功 gei1 bun2 gung1
basic skills
hok6
to learn
to study
to imitate
science
–ology
a branch of study
school
college
course of education
learning
knowledge
to learn and become
similar to
hei2
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover