How to pronounce 首長 in Cantonese (4 out of 6):

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任命唔同地方嘅首長，設立由各地移民有力人士 擔任議員嘅「議院」為立法機關，

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

任命 jam6 ming6
appointment
唔同 m4 tung4
different
地方 dei6 fong1
place
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
首長 sau2 zoeng2
chief
設立 cit3 laap6
establish
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
各地 gok3 dei6
everywhere
移民 ji4 man4
immigrate
有力 jau5 lik6
(verb + noun) Have (physical) strength
人士 jan4 si6
(noun) (A formal word of) folks
擔任 daam1 jam6
to hold the position of
議員 ji5 jyun4
councillor
議院 ji5 jyun2
legislative chamber
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
立法機關 laap6 faat3 gei1 gwaan1
legislative body

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