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

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這幾個北太平洋的島國 美國還讓他們進入聯合國

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
北 bui3
an alternative form for 背, back
太平洋 taai3 ping4 joeng4
Pacific Ocean
的 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
島國 dou2 gwok3
island nation
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
還 waan4
still
still in progress
still more
yet
even more
in addition
fairly
passably (good)
as early as
even
also
else
besides
to return (to a place)
to give back
to repay
to return something
again
to revert to the original state
讓 joeng6
to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc)
to allow
to concede
to convey
to transfer
to make way
to step aside
by
他們 taa1 mun4
they
進入 zeon3 jap6
(phrasal verb) Get in
聯合國 lyun4 hap6 gwok3
United Nations

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