How to pronounce 前夕 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

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大戰前夕有很多商朝戰士倒戈，不願意為紂王出戰
On the eve of the Great War, many of the trade warriors turned against the Go-Go's, who refused to fight for the King of the Jung.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大戰 daai6 zin3
war
前夕 cin4 jik6
New Year's Eve
有 jau6
also
again
很多 han2 do1
noun; a lot of
商朝 soeng1 ciu4
Shang dynasty
戰士 zyun6 si6
warrior
倒戈 dou3 ko1
defect
不願 bat1 jyun6
unwilling
意 ji3
idea
meaning
thought
to think
wish
desire
intention
to expect
to anticipate
opinion
will
purpose
attention
Italy
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
紂 zau6
saddle crupper (harness strap on horse's back)
name of an emperor
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
出戰 ceot1 zin3
go to war
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