How to pronounce 癌症 in Cantonese (72 out of 81):

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為何癌症病人的死亡率會這麼高?
Why is the mortality rate so high among cancer patients?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
何 ho6
same as荷,to carry
lotus
water lilly
holland
癌症 am2 zing3
cancer
病人 beng6 jan4
patient
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
死亡率 sei2 mong4 leot6
mortality rate
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
這麼 ze2 mo1
so
高 gou1
high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)
lofty
a high level or degree
superior
a surname
elevated
respectable
noble
expensive
old
supreme
high pitched
high quality
height

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