How to pronounce 即位 in Cantonese (4 out of 10):

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他即位第三十三年，他攻打一個部落叫「有施氏」
In his 33rd year, he attacked a tribe called the Khai Shiks.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
即位 zik1 wai6
ascend to the throne
第三十 dai6 saam1 sap6
thirtieth
三年 saam1 nin4
three years
攻打 gung1 daa2
attack
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
部落 bou6 lok6
tribe
叫 giu3
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
to cry
to hail
to greet
to cause
有 jau6
also
again
施 si3
to grant
to give
to bestow
to act
to carry out
to bring into effect
to apply
to use
to add
a surname
to enforce
氏 zi1
used in names of foreign tribes
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