How to pronounce 根源 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

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就只係用一種所謂「包容」嘅態度嚟堵塞住 呢啲問題嘅根源，
And we're just trying to block the roots of these problems with a kind of attitude called tolerance.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
只係 zi2 hai6
only (spoken)
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
一種 yat1 zung2
a kind
所謂 so2 wai6
so-called
包容 baau1 jung5
tolerance
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
態度 taai3 dou6
attitude
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
堵塞 dou3 saak3
block; congest
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
呢啲 ni1 di1
(slang) these
問題 man6 tai4
problem
根源 gan1 jyun4
root cause
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