How to pronounce 戒嚴 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

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陷入長達38年的戒嚴時期
We've been in a 38-year period of martial law.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

陷入 haam6 jap6
fall into
長達 coeng4 daat6
as long as
年 nin4
year
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
戒嚴 gaai3 jim4
martial law
時期 si4 kei4
period of time
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