How to pronounce 年代初 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

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1970年代初期 基於新界將於1997年租約期滿
In the early 1970s, the new land was due to expire in 1997.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

年代初 nin4 doi6 co1
early years
期 kei4
period
基於 gei1 jyu1
based on
新界 san1 gaai3
New Territories
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
於 wu1
(literary) Oh!
Ah!
a tiger (dated term)
年租 nin4 zou1
annual rent
約 joek3
to make an appointment
to invite
approximately
pact
treaty
to economize
to restrict
to reduce (a fraction)
concise
treaty
agreement
convenant
appointment
engagement
to restrain
to restrict
to control
brief
simple
期滿 kei4 mun5
expiry of term
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