How to pronounce 近代 in Cantonese (4 out of 9):

可謂美國近代十大最失敗最柒嘅事件之一
One of the top 10 most failed events in modern America.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可謂 ho2 wai6
can be said to be
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
近代 kan6 doi6
modern times
sap6
ten
tenth
complete
completely
perfect
extremely
KangXi radical 24
taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
失敗 sat1 bai6
failure
cat6
vulgar term for penis
dorky
ugly
screwed
very bad
to make a food of oneself
a vulgar way to emphasise the negative meaning
prick
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
事件 sin6 gin6
incident
之一 zi1 jat1
one of