How to pronounce 肘 in Cantonese (3 out of 6):

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這裡的香港人受到某程度上面的制肘
Hong Kongers are somewhat disadvantaged.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這裡 ze2 lei5
here
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people
受到 sau6 dou3
receive
某程度上 mau5 ching4 dou6 soeng6
to some extent
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
制 zai3
system
to control
to regulate
variant of 制zhì [制]
establish
overpower
three years of mourning for parents
standard
standardized
imperial
to limit
to agree (to a deal)
肘 zau2
elbow
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