How to pronounce 收斂 in Cantonese (2 out of 4):

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厲王不但沒有收斂，還變本加厲，對百姓進行迫害壓搾
And the king of Sheba not only reaped the harvest, but he also became a harvestman, and oppressed the people.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

厲 lai6
strict
severe
a whetstone
to grind
to sharpen
whet
pestilence, an epidemic disease
malicious ghost
a surname
to oppress
to encourage
stern
grim
wicked
malicious
terribly
fierce
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
不但 bat1 daan6
not only
沒有 mou5 jau5
without
收斂 sau1 lim5
to restrain
還 waan4
still
still in progress
still more
yet
even more
in addition
fairly
passably (good)
as early as
even
also
else
besides
to return (to a place)
to give back
to repay
to return something
again
to revert to the original state
變本加厲 bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6
becomes even more intense
對 deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
百姓 baak3 sing3
common people
進行 ahead of time
conduct
迫害 bik1 hoi6
persecution
壓 ngaat3
to press
to push down
to keep under (control)
pressure
to oppress
to crush
to suppress
to subdue
to restrain
to surpass
to draw near
to lay aside
搾 zaa3
to press
to extract (juice)
device for extracting juice, oils etc
to extort

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