How to pronounce 殖民地 in Cantonese (75 out of 102):

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因為我哋係後殖民地 係無辦法㗎
There is nothing we can do about the fact that we are in the post-colonial cycle

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
殖民地 zik6 man4 dei2
colony
無辦法 mo4 baan6 faat3
no way
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]

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