How to pronounce 母系 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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發展為母系氏族社會(matrilineal society), 即係跟阿媽性、同阿媽嘅家族住埋一齊咁。
It's a matrilineal society, which is a society where mothers live together with their mothers and their families.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

發展 faat3 zin2
develop
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
母系 mou5 hai6
matrilineal
氏族 si6 zuk6
clan
社會 se5 wui2
(noun) community
即係 zik1 hai6
(adverb) same as; exactly as; equivalent to; 'which means' or 'which is to say', usually used before explanations
gan1
heel
to follow closely
to go with
to marry sb (of woman)
with
towards
as (compared to)
from (different from)
and (in addition to)
to accompany
to be loyal to
for a woman to be in a relationship with someone
to follow a big brother in a triad gang
阿媽 aa3 maa1
mum
sing3
sex
tung4
and
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
家族 gaa1 zuk6
family
住埋 zyu6 maai4
to live or habitat together
一齊 jat1 cai4
(adverb) all together
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
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