How to pronounce 子弟 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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但係文革開始後無耐, 由於佢哋中大部分人係高幹子弟
But it wasn't long before the Cultural Revolution began, and most of them were high-ranking siblings.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
文革 man4 gaak3
Cultural Revolution
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
無 mou4
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
–less
without
耐 noi6
capable of enduring
able to tolerate
patient
durable
hardy
resistant
to resist
enduring
long period of time
由於 jau4 jyu1
because of
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
中大 zung1 daai6
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
部分 bou6 fan6
part
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
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
高幹 gou1 gon1
high-ranking official
子弟 zi2 dai6
juniors and youngers
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