How to pronounce 掀起 in Cantonese (4 out of 9):

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掀起咗美國獨立戰爭 ｢文鬥｣ 嘅最高潮
The American War of Independence was the culmination of the Civil War.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

掀起 hin1 hei2
(verb) Start
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
獨立戰爭 du2 li4 zhan4 zheng1
War of Independence
文 man6
to cover up
to paint over
鬥 dau6
fight
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
最高 zeoi3 gou1
highest
潮 ciu4
tide
current
damp
moist
humid
wet
flow
inferior in skill or fineness
trendy
up-to-date
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