How to pronounce 平息 in Cantonese (18 out of 21):

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報導都只集中在1972年總統大選，媒體與民眾的關注度很快就平息了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

報導 bou3 dou3
report
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
集中 zap1 zung1
concentrate
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
年 nin4
year
總統大選 zung2 zung2 daai6 syun2
presidential election
媒體 mui4 tai2
media
與 jyu6
to participate
民 man4
the people
nationality
citizen
folk
subjects
someone in a certain occupataion, such as farmer, fisherman
眾 zung3
many
numerous
crowd
multitude
masses
people
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
關注 gwaan1 zyu3
to follow (social media)
度 dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
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mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
很 han2
very
快 faai3
fast
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
平息 ping4 sik1
quell
了 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

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