How to pronounce 成人 in Cantonese (16 out of 24):

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認為必須成立獨立調查委員會的七成人就代表了反對聲音
The seven adults who believe that an independent commission of inquiry must be formed represent the voice of opposition.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
必須 bit1 seu1
must
成立 sing4 laap6
establish
獨立 duk6 laap6
independent
調查 diu6 caa4
investigate
委員會 wai2 jyun4 wui5
committee
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
cat1
seven
euphemism for ?, prick
成人 sing4 jan4
adult
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
代表 doi6 biu2
represent
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
反對 faan2 doi3
oppose
聲音 sieng1 jam1
sound
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