How to pronounce 身不由己 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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無錯真係當場大喊，話佢自己本身應該係清廷官員， 做到咁都只係身不由己。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

無錯 mo4 co3
Correct
真係 zan1 hai6
really; very
當場 dong1 coeng4
on the spot
大喊 daai6 ham3
to shout loudly
話 waa6
spoken words
speech
talk
words
conversation
what sb said M: 种zhǒng [种]
席xí [席]
句jù [句]
口kǒu [口]
番fān [番]
to talk
to speak
to tell
to advise
to persuade
to think
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
自己 zi6 gei3
myself
本身 bun2 san1
itself
應該 jing1 goi1
should
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
清廷 cing1 ting4
Qing court
官員 gun1 jyun4
official
做到 zoek3 dou3
to achieve
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
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
只係 zi2 hai6
only (spoken)
身不由己 san1 bat1 yau4 gei2
not act of one's free will

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