How to pronounce 減 in Cantonese (6 out of 248):

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第三，若果不是因為二戰，英國國力大減
And third, if it hadn't been for the Second World War, Britain would have been in a great state of decline.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

第三 dai6 saam1
the third
若果 joek6 gwo2
(conjunction) if; in the event; just in case
不是 bat1 si6
is not
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
二戰 ji6 zin3
World War II
英國 jing1 gwok3
United Kingdom
國力 gwok3 lik6
national strength
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
減 gaam2
reduce

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