How to pronounce 華盛頓特區 in Cantonese (2 out of 2):

華盛頓特區 waa4 sing6 deon1 dak6 keoi1

Washington D.C.

舉行 geoi2 hang4

to host

咗 zo2

Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state

completed actions

past events

change of situation

研討會 jin4 tou2 wui6

seminar

同 tung4

and

新聞 san1 man4

news

發佈會 faat3 bou3 wui5

release conference