How to pronounce 奥 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

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就是這個軍事獨裁者 （ 奥古斯托·皮诺切特 ）
military dictator (Augusto Pinochet).

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
這個 ze2 go3
this one
軍事 gwan1 si6
military
獨裁者 douk6 coi4 ze2
dictator
奥 ou3
mysterious
古 gu2
ancient
old
paleo-
ancient times
things
antiquity
a surname
斯 si1
(phonetic)
this
a surname
then
托 tok3
prop
support (for weight)
rest (e.g. arm rest)
thanks to
to hold in one's hand
to support in one's palm
to give
to base
to commit
to set
Torr (unit of pressure)
to rely on
owe to
to entrust
to rely
to plead
a tray
to carry on the shoulder
皮 pei2
skin goods, hide
fur
leather
fur coat
capital
overheads
诺 no6
promise
切 cit3
definitely
absolutely (not)
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
Tut!
to grind
close to
eager
to correspond to
see also 反切fǎnqiè [反切]
to cut
to mince
to slice
to carve
tangent
eager
must
to be sure to
特 dak6
special
unique
distinguished
especially
unusual
very
merely
a bull
a partner
exclusive
exceptional

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