How to pronounce 生計 in Cantonese (8 out of 16):

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譬如我主要是說語言上的問題，香港很多人會傾向讓小朋友說普通話，為了下一代的生計。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

譬如 pei3 jyu4
For example
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
主要 zyu2 jiu3
mainly
是 si6
is
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
語言 jyu5 jin4
(adjective) linguistic
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
問題 man6 tai4
problem
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
傾向 king1 hoeng3
tendency
讓 joeng6
to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc)
to allow
to concede
to convey
to transfer
to make way
to step aside
by
小朋友 siu2 pang4 jau5
children
普通話 pou2 tung1 waa2
Mandarin
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
下一代 haa6 jat1 doi6
next generation
生計 sang1 gai3
livelihood

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