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

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二、「願人人戰死而失臺，絕不願拱手而讓臺」；

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

二 ji6
two
(Beijing dialect) stupid
twice
second
vice-
once more
again
double
different
願 jyun6
to hope
to wish
to desire
hoped-for
ready
willing
sincere
ambition
aspiration
vow
pledge
人人 jan4 jan4
everyone
戰死 zyun3 sei2
killed in action
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
失 sat1
to lose
to miss
to fail
to make a mistake
a mistake
an error
a failure
an omission
to neglect
to let slip
as a verbal prefix, similar to 'mis-'
'mal-'
'in-'
'im-'
臺 toi4
platform
stage
terrace
stand
support
station
broadcasting station
classifier for vehicles or machines
term of respect in governor
絕不 zyut6 bat1
absolutely not
拱手 gung3 sau2
yield
讓 joeng6
to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc)
to allow
to concede
to convey
to transfer
to make way
to step aside
by

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