How to pronounce 鼓勵 in Cantonese (9 out of 90):

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由於疫情的關係 大陸政府強烈鼓勵大家就地過年
In the wake of the pandemic, the mainland government strongly encourages people to age.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由於 jau4 jyu1
because of
疫情 jik6 cing4
epidemic
的 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
關係 gwaan1 hai6
(noun) connection
大陸 daai6 luk6
(noun) China
政府 zing3 fu2
government
強烈 koeng4 lit6
strong
鼓勵 gu2 lai6
encouragement
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
就地 zau6 dei6
On the spot
過年 gwo3 nin4
celebrate the new year
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