How to pronounce 戰亂 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

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三歲就遇到戰亂 要離開中國
At the age of three, I encountered war and was forced to leave China.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
歲 seoi3
classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests)
age
就 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
遇到 jyu6 dou3
(verb) Bump into (someone)
戰亂 zin3 lyun6
war and chaos
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
離開 lei4 hoi1
quit
check out
pass away
中國 zung1 gwok3
China

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