How to pronounce 大躍進 in Cantonese (4 out of 17):

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大躍進是為了所謂的超英趕美

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大躍進 da4 yue4 jin4
Great Leap Forward
si6
is
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
所謂 so2 wai6
so-called
dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
ciu1
to exceed
to overtake
to surpass
to transcend
to pass
to cross
ultra-
super-
extra-
superior
to jump over
to cross over
to rise above
to stare
to watch
glasses
spectacles
euphemism for 屌, 'fuck!', usually to express anger or discontent at an unexpected situation
jing1
hero
outstanding
excellent
(literary) flower
blossom
brave
petal
leaf
talent
youthful
prominent
British
Britain
England
heroic
handsome
admirable
smart
great
gon2
to overtake
to catch up with
to hurry
to rush
to try to catch (the bus etc)
to drive (cattle etc) forward
to drive (sb) away
to avail oneself of (an opportunity)
until
to pursue
to follow
to expel
to encounter
to be a match for
to increase the pace of
to herd
swiftly
quickly
to win back lost money in gambling
mei5
beautiful
very satisfactory
good
to beautify
to be pleased with oneself
to praise
to use euphemism
American
America
beauty
perfection
pleasing
perfect

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