How to pronounce 總書記 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

親自挑選咗史太林擔任總書記
Stalin was chosen by his father as General Secretary.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

親自 can1 zi6
personally
挑選 tiu1 syun2
(verb) Carefully pick
zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
si2
history
annals
title of an official historian in ancient China
chronicle
a surname
taai3
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
lam4
woods
forest M: 片piàn [片]
circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)
a collection (of similar things)
a surname
擔任 daam1 jam6
to hold the position of
總書記 zung2 syu1 gei2
General Secretary