How to pronounce 翻身 in Cantonese (5 out of 5):

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所以有咗美國嘅實質幫助, 中共得以谷底翻身
So with the help of the United States, the Communist Party of China was able to turn its back on the ground.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

所以 so2 ji5
hence
有 jau6
also
again
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
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
實質 sat6 zat1
substance
幫助 bong1 zo6
help
中共 zung1 gung3
Chinese Communist Party
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
谷底 guk1 dai2
bottom of the valley
翻身 faan1 san1
turn over
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