How to pronounce 為咗 in Cantonese (3 out of 310):

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為咗維持現狀而固步自封
It's a tightly sealed system to keep it going.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為咗 wai4 zo2
(preposition) for; because of; in order to; for the purpose of; so as to; so that
維持 wai4 ci4
maintain
現狀 jin6 zong6
current situation
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
固步自封 gu3 bou6 zi6 fung1
self restricted with the same steps, which means a person always follows the old rule and does not look for improvement
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