How to pronounce 要職 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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就係克林頓時期同奧巴馬時期都身居要職
It was a very important job for both Clinton and Obama.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
克林頓 hak1 lam4 deon6
Clinton
時期 si4 kei4
period of time
同 tung4
and
奧巴馬 ou3 baa1 maa5
Obama
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
身 jyun4
body
life
oneself
personally
one's morality and conduct
the main part of a structure or body
pregnant
classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
Kangxi radical 158
trunk
hull
lifetime
in person
social status
status
incarnation
居 geoi1
to reside
to be (in a certain position)
to store up
to be at a standstill
residence
house
restaurant
teahouse
classifier for bedrooms
dwelling
a surname
要職 jiu3 zik1
important post
key position

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