How to pronounce 過活 in Cantonese (5 out of 6):

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這只能很憤世嫉俗地過活 這是很多極權社會希望達到的後果

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
只能 zi2 nang4
can only
很 han2
very
憤世嫉俗 fan3 sai3 zik6 zuk6
disgusted with the world
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
過活 gwo3 wut6
make a living
這是 ze5 si6
this is
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
極權 gik6 kyun4
dictatorship
社會 se5 wui2
(noun) community
希望 hei1 mong6
hope
達到 daat6 dou3
achieve
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
後果 hau6 gwo2
outcome; results

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