How to pronounce 生計 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

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為了獲得更多收入和更好地維持生計，
To earn more and better livelihoods,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
獲得 wok6 dak1
obtain
更多 gang1 do1
further more
收入 sau1 jap6
income
和 wo4
and
更 gang3
more
even more
further
still
still more
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
維持 wai4 ci4
maintain
生計 sang1 gai3
livelihood
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