How to pronounce 改革開放 in Cantonese (9 out of 15):

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這正正是中國改革開放前廣東人諺語「做又36，唔做又36」的由來

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
正正是 zing3 zing3 si6
is this exactly
中國 zung1 gwok3
China
改革開放 goi2 gaak3 hoi1 fong3
reform and opening up
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
廣東人 gwong2 dung1 jan4
Cantonese people
做 zou6
to do
to make
to produce
to write
to compose
to act as
to engage in
to hold (a party)
to be
to become
to function (in some capacity)
to serve as
to be used for
to form (a bond or relationship)
to pretend
to feign
to act a part
to put on appearance
to fight
to kill
to trick
to have sex
又 jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
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
由來 jau4 loi4
origin

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