How to pronounce 想起 in Cantonese (6 out of 115):

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反而2019年香港的事情，令他們想起自己也是香港人
Instead, what happened in Hong Kong in 2019 reminded them that they were Hong Kongers.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

反而 faan2 ji4
on the contrary
年 nin4
year
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
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
事情 si6 cing4
thing
令 ling6
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
他們 taa1 mun4
they
想起 soeng2 hei2
recall
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
也是 jaa5 si6
Also; too
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people

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