How to pronounce 潛力 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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潘因認為, 殖民地有住強大嘅戰爭潛力
Pan believed that the colonies had a powerful war potential.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

潘 pun1
surname Pan
Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes
water in which rice has been rinsed
因 jan1
cause
reason
because
on the basis of
as a result of
follow
認 jing6
to recognize
to know
to admit
to understand
to enter into a certain relationship with
to offer to do something
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
殖民地 zik6 man4 dei2
colony
有 jau6
also
again
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
強大 koeng4 daai6
powerful
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
戰爭 zin3 zeng1
war
潛力 cim4 lik6
potential
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