Complex sentence: It is said that "Hong Kong" is an approximate transliteration of the Chinese name based on its Cantonese pronunciation, nevertheless the Hakka pronunciation, which is romanised as hiong1 gong3 (IPA:), sounds closer to the English transliteration.
Split into simpler sentences: It is said that "Hong Kong" is an approximate transliteration of the Chinese name based on its Cantonese pronunciation. Nevertheless the Hakka pronunciation, which is romanised as hiong1 gong3 (IPA:), sounds closer to the English transliteration.