How to pronounce 話事 in Cantonese (2 out of 6):

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但係，其實阿美族部落入面嘅公共事務 都係由男人話事，
But the truth is, the public affairs of the American tribe are all men talking about.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
阿美族 aa3 mei5 zuk6
Amis people
部落 bou6 lok6
tribe
入面 jap6 min6
inside
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
公共 gung1 gung6
public
事務 si6 mou6
affairs
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
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
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
男人 naam4 jan4
man
話事 waa6 si6
(verb) to be in charge of a situation; to be in command; to take charge of a situation; to call the shots
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