How to pronounce 白手興家 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

基本上是沒第二個做到的 白手興家

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

基本上 gei1 bun2 soeng6
basically
si6
is
mei6
(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not
to be inferior to
to sink
to submerge
to rise beyond
to confiscate
to disappear
to come to an end
第二個 dai6 ji6 go3
The second
做到 zoek3 dou3
to achieve
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
白手興家 baak6 sau2 hing1 gaa1
rags-to-riches

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