How to pronounce 是以 in Cantonese (26 out of 49):

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街頭看到的中國人都是以中國大陸為主
The Chinese people on the streets are mainly Chinese.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

街頭 gai1 tau4
street
看到 hon3 dou3
can see
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
中國人 zung1 gwok3 jan4
(noun) Chinese
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
是以 si6 ji5
therefore
中國大陸 zung1 gwok3 daai6 luk6
Mainland China
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
zyu2
owner
master
host
individual or party concerned
God
Lord
main
to indicate or signify
trump card (in card games)
chief
principal
to determine
decisive power over something
memorial tablet
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