How to pronounce 穷 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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救助穷苦的大众，其实都是一种很积极人生观

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

穷 kung4
poor
苦 fu2
bitter
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
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
众 jung3
many
其 kei4
his
her
its
their
that
such
it (refers to sth preceding it)
within
used as suffix of an adverb
实 sat6
reality
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
是 si6
is
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
种 zung2
kind
很 han2
very
积 zik1
accumulate
极 gik6
extreme
人生 jan4 sang1
one's lifetime
观 gun1
watch

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