How to pronounce 食 in Cantonese (36 out of 2003):

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一年內有超過6萬人因為食鹽進軍而被捕入獄
Over 60,000 people were jailed for constipation in a year.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一年 jat1 nin4
One year
內 noi6
inside
inner
internal
within
interior
domestic
one's wife
wife's relatives
the imperial courts
the female members (of a family)
有 jau6
also
again
超過 ciu1 gwo3
exceed
萬人 maan6 yan4
tens of thousands
因為 jan1 wai6
due to
食 zi6
to feed
鹽 jim4
salt M: 粒lì [粒]
to treat with salt
進軍 zeon3 gwan1
advance
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
被捕 bei6 bou6
arrested
入獄 yap6 juk6
imprisoned
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