How to pronounce 緊工 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

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好似英國咁，喺18至19世紀中經歷緊工業革命， 當時已經有一堆女人出嚟做嘢，
Like Britain, we were going through the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, when a lot of women were coming out to work.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

好似 hou2 ci5
(adjective) similar
英國 jing1 gwok3
United Kingdom
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
喺 hai2
in
至 zi3
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
世紀 sai3 gei3
century
中 zung1
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
經歷 ging1 lik6
experience
緊工 gan2 gung1
busy with work
業 jip6
line of business; trade
industry
occupation
job
employment
school studies
enterprise
property
(Buddhism) karma
deed
to engage in
already
革命 gaak3 ming6
revolution
當時 dong1 si4
back then
已經 ji5 ging1
already
有 jau6
also
again
一堆 a heap
a pile
女人 neoi5 jan4
(noun) 1. female; 2. woman; 3. lady
出 ceot1
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
嚟 lei4
used in transliteration
to come
used as a final particle to add emphasis
做嘢 zou6 je5
(verb) to do something; to work on; to work
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