How to pronounce 老大哥 in Cantonese (3 out of 3):

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根本唔需要有「老大哥」刻意監視人民, 而係人民心甘情願咁注視住「老大哥」。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

根本 gan1 bun2
essentially
ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
jau6
also
again
老大哥 lou5 daai6 go1
Big Brother
刻意 hak1 yi3
deliberately
監視 gaam1 si6
monitor
人民 jan4 man4
people
nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
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
心甘情願 sam1 gam1 cing4 jyun6
willingly
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
注視 zyu3 si6
(verb) 1. Pay attention on; 2. Stare at
zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
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