How to pronounce 鼓勵 in Cantonese (5 out of 90):

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咁係間接鼓勵咗文藝復興嘅發生
And that's what indirectly encouraged the renaissance.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
間接 gaan1 zip3
indirectly
鼓勵 gu2 lai6
encouragement
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
文藝復興 man4 ngai6 fuk1 sing1
Renaissance
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
發生 faat3 saang1
happen
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