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

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喺 1889 年當選參議員, 之後喺政界商界都撈得風生水起
Elected to the Senate in 1889, he was a major political and business success.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

喺 hai2
in
年 nin4
year
當選 dong1 syun2
be elected
參議員 caam1 ji5 jyun4
senator
之後 zi1 hau6
after
政界 zing3 gaai3
political circles
商界 soeng1 gaai3
business sector
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
撈 lou1
to earn a living through dishonest means
to mix thoroughly
to make money
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
風生水起 fung1 saang1 seoi2 hei2
(verb) (of business) to get great fortune; (of people) to get rich
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