How to pronounce 頭腦 in Cantonese (3 out of 8):

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那時香港人的頭腦靈活和「執生」的靈活程度
The flexibility of Hong Kong's minds and the flexibility of the "life" of the time.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

那時 naa5 si4
then
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people
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
頭腦 tau4 nou5
mastermind; centre of control (Cantonese slang)
靈活 ling4 waak6
agile
和 wo4
and
執生 zap1 saang1
(slang) (of ability) to watch for, to be careful of; to be able to handle a tough and problematic situation; to improvise; to take things as they come
程度 cing4 dou6
Degree
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