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

親自 can1 zi6

personally

挑選 tiu1 syun2

(verb) Carefully pick

咗 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

史 si2

history

annals

title of an official historian in ancient China

chronicle

a surname

太 taai3

(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)

Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =

wife; 2. Mrs.

林 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