How to pronounce 美國 in Cantonese (42 out of 2011):

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想想為什麼這麼多人不願意賣美國股票
You wonder why so many people don't want to sell American stocks.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

想想 soeng2 soeng2
verb; to think or think twice
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
這麼 ze2 mo1
so
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
不願 bat1 jyun6
unwilling
意 ji3
idea
meaning
thought
to think
wish
desire
intention
to expect
to anticipate
opinion
will
purpose
attention
Italy
賣 maai6
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
股票 gu2 piu3
stocks

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