How to pronounce 性命 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

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因為香港人正正係為咗人權自由同民主 而付上性命嘅時候，有好多嘢係高代價過果些少嘅錢。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people
正正 jing3 jing3
precisely
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
為咗 wai4 zo2
(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
人權 jan4 kyun4
human rights
自由 zi6 jau4
freedom
同 tung4
and
民主 man4 zyu2
democracy
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
付 fu6
to pay
to hand over to
classifier for pairs or sets of things
to entrust
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
性命 sing3 ming6
life
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
有 jau6
also
again
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
嘢 je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
高 gou1
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
lofty
a high level or degree
superior
a surname
elevated
respectable
noble
expensive
old
supreme
high pitched
high quality
height
代價 doi6 gaai3
price
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
果 gwo2
fruit
result
resolute
indeed
if really
full
a surname
nuts
berries
些少 se1 siu2
(adjective
adverb
determiner
pronoun) a bit; a little; some; a few
錢 zin2
an ancient type of farming tool

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