How to pronounce 東亞 in Cantonese (8 out of 9):

以至佢哋根本評估唔到當時東亞嘅政治局勢
So much so that they could not even assess the political situation in East Asia at the time.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以至 ji5 zi3
even to the extent of
佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
根本 gan1 bun2
essentially
評估 ping4 gu1
evaluate
ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
當時 dong1 si4
back then
東亞 dung1 aa3
East Asia
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
政治局 zheng4 zhi4 ju2
Political Bureau
sai3
power
influence
potential
momentum
tendency
trend
situation
conditions
outward appearance
sign
gesture
male genitals
force