How to pronounce 海員 in Cantonese (3 out of 7):

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當時因為渣甸同太古兩間英資公司拒絕為海員加薪
And that's because two British investment firms, Cheddar and Taku, refused to pay their sailors more.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
渣 zaa2
of poor
weak
low
trashy quality
甸 tin4
sound of horse and carriage
同 tung4
and
太古 tai3 gu2
ancient
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
英資 jing1 zi1
British investment
公司 gung1 si1
(noun) 1. shops; 2. shopping
拒絕 keoi5 zyu6
to refuse
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
海員 hoi2 yun4
sailor
加薪 gaa1 san1
give a raise

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