How to pronounce 舉足輕重 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

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對推進美國獨立有舉足輕重嘅促進作用
It's a major role in promoting American independence.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

對 deoi3
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
推進 teoi1 zeon3
to push forward
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
獨立 duk6 laap6
independent
有 jau6
also
again
舉足輕重 geoi2 zuk1 hing1 cung5
carry weight; literally lift a foot to shift the balance
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
促進 cuk1 zeon3
(verb) Enhance
作用 zok3 jung6
function
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