How to pronounce 起訴 in Cantonese (9 out of 21):

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曾經以公眾利益為由停止起訴
And they stopped prosecuting them for the public good.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

曾經 cang4 ging1
once
以 jyu5
to use
by means of
according to
in order to
because of
at (a certain date or place)
consider as
公 gung1
public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law (husband' side)
male (animal)
maternal grandfather
an old man
official duties
眾 zung3
many
numerous
crowd
multitude
masses
people
利益 lei6 jik1
interest
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
停止 ting4 zi2
to terminate; to suspend
起訴 hei2 sou3
to sue
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