How to pronounce 老百姓 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

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他指出老百姓生活艱困，希望厲王調整施政
He said that people are living in hard times and that they want the king to regulate the government.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
指出 zi2 ceot1
point out
老百姓 lou5 baak3 sing3
(noun) The masses
生活 saang1 wut6
life
艱困 gaan1 kwan3
hardships
希望 hei1 mong6
hope
厲 lai6
strict
severe
a whetstone
to grind
to sharpen
whet
pestilence, an epidemic disease
malicious ghost
a surname
to oppress
to encourage
stern
grim
wicked
malicious
terribly
fierce
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
調整 diu6 zing3
adjust
施政 si1 zing3
implement policies

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