How to pronounce 自衛 in Cantonese (5 out of 7):

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如身邊人受襲亦可以自衛為由出手相助
And if you're attacked, you can help yourself to get out.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

如 jyu4
as
as if
such as
supposing
if
like
as good as
according to
to go to
should
on time
身邊 san1 bin1
around
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
受 sau6
to receive
to accept
to suffer
subjected to
to bear
to stand
pleasant
(passive marker)
to endure
to receive a prison sentence
襲 zap6
to attack
to inherit
classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes)
to raid
to imitate
to receive hereditary rank
to plagiarize
to assail silently
亦可 jik6 ho2
can too…; might as well
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
自衛 zi6 wai6
self-defense
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
出手 ceot1 sau2
to intervene
相助 soeng1 zo6
help each other

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