How to pronounce 柴米油鹽 in Cantonese (4 out of 6):

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柴米油鹽的抗爭是絕對一條會必行的路
struggle for daily necessities is an inevitable path.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

柴米油鹽 caa4 mai5 jau4 jim4
necessities of life
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
抗爭 among3 zanga1
resist
是 si6
is
絕對 zyut6 deoi3
absolutely
一條 jat1 tiu4
a
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
必 bit1
(adverb) Surely
行 hong6
strong
路 lou6
road M: 条tiáo [条]
journey
route
line (bus etc)
sort
kind
path
street
journey
way
a surname
direction
course
logic
the record of each baccarat game
trend
tendency
way out of a situation
way forward
a sexual relationship

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