How to pronounce 父系 in Cantonese (2 out of 9):

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喺人類歷史上面，父系制始終係主流同常態。
In the history of mankind, fatherhood has always been mainstream and commonplace.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

喺 hai2
in
人類 jan4 leoi6
humanity
歷史上 lik6 si2 soeng6
historically
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
父系 fu6 hai6
patrilineal
制 zai3
system
to control
to regulate
variant of 制zhì [制]
establish
overpower
three years of mourning for parents
standard
standardized
imperial
to limit
to agree (to a deal)
始終 ci2 zung6
always
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
主流 zyu2 lau4
mainstream
同 tung4
and
常態 sheung4 taai3
norm
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