How to pronounce 大權 in Cantonese (7 out of 7):

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喺係政府手握大權嘅佢地
They're the ones with the power in the hands of the government.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

喺 hai2
in
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
政府 zing3 fu2
government
手 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)
握 ngak1
to hold
to grasp
to clench (one's fist)
to master
classifier: a handful
大權 daai6 kyun4
significant power
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
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