How to pronounce 食 in Cantonese (31 out of 2003):

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當時英國長期透過控制食鹽生產和銷售獲取暴利
Britain was profitable for a long time by controlling the production and sale of corn.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
英國 jing1 gwok3
United Kingdom
長期 coeng4 kei4
long-term
透過 tau3 gwo3
through
控制 hung3 zai3
control
食 zi6
to feed
鹽 jim4
salt M: 粒lì [粒]
to treat with salt
生產 sang1 caan2
production
和 wo4
and
銷售 siu1 sau3
sell
獲取 wo4 kyun4
to obtain
暴利 bou6 lei6
huge profits
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