How to pronounce 鴉片 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

資本主義是外國勢力入侵中國的精神鴉片

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

資本主義 zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6
capitalism
si6
is
外國 ngoi6 gwok3
foreign country
勢力 sai3 lik6
influence
入侵 jap6 cam1
(verb) Intrude
中國 zung1 gwok3
China
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
精神 jing1 san4
spirit
鴉片 aa1 pin3
opium
maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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