How to pronounce 一落千丈 in Cantonese (4 out of 8):

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但太子登位後，周朝已由盛變衰，周天子威望一落千丈
But when the prince was come, the sun had risen and fallen, and the sun had fallen from glory to glory.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
太子 taai3 zi2
Crown Prince
登位 dang1 wai2
enthrone; crown
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
周朝 zau1 siu6
Zhou dynasty
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
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
盛 sing6
flourishing
vigorous
magnificent
extensively
popular
widespread
deep
profound
lavish
變 bin3
to change
to become different
to transform
to vary
rebellion
to alter
to turn into
to become
uncommon
unexpected turn of events
accident
changeable
衰 seoi1
to decline
to wane
to become weak or feeble
to go downhill
irritating
annoying
disgusting
unpleasant
nasty-looking
ugly
bad
to fail
to make a mistake
to lose face
to be caught doing something wrong
mean
to be a jerk
terrible
to be down on luck
useless
to be arrested or convicted of an offense
to screw up
to fail on
周 zau1
week
天子 tin1 zi2
emperor
威望 wai1 mong6
prestige; reputation
一落千丈 yat1 lok6 cin1 zoeng6
plummet

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