How to pronounce 美國國會 in Cantonese (2 out of 9):

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當時美國國會多次敦促英國政府係香港立法局實行直選
And the US Congress has repeatedly urged the British government to run direct elections to the Hong Kong legislature.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
美國國會 mei5 gwok3 gwok3 wui2
United States Congress
多次 do1 chi3
many times
敦促 deon1 cuk1
urge
英國 jing1 gwok3
United Kingdom
政府 zing3 fu2
government
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
立法局 laap6 faat3 guk2
Legislative Council
實行 sat6 hang4
(verb) impose
直選 zik6 syun2
direct election
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