How to pronounce 掌權 in Cantonese (11 out of 17):

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中國剛剛改革開放的時候 最能夠分一杯羹自然是美國掌權的主流派
when China first began its reform and opening up, the mainstream in the US was naturally the one best positioned to capture a share of the pie.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

中國 zung1 gwok3
China
剛剛 gong1 gong1
just now
改革開放 goi2 gaak3 hoi1 fong3
reform and opening up
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
時候 si4 hau6
time
最 zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
能夠 nang4 gau3
be able to
分一杯羹 fan1 yat1 bui1 gang1
get a share of the spoils
自然 zi6 jin4
natural
是 si6
is
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
掌權 zoeng2 kyun4
having power

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