How to pronounce 性命 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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
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
tung4
and
民主 man4 zyu2
democracy
nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
fu6
to pay
to hand over to
classifier for pairs or sets of things
to entrust
soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
性命 sing3 ming6
life
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
時候 si4 hau6
time
jau6
also
again
好多 hou2 do1
a lot
je5
thing
matter (Cantonese)
see also 乜嘢miēyě [乜嘢]
a derogatory way to refer to a person
heroin
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
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)
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
zin2
an ancient type of farming tool