How to pronounce 古代 in Cantonese (76 out of 98):

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古代奧運會從公元前5世紀開始把會期定為五天

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

古代 gu2 doi6
ancient times
奧運會 ou3 wan6 wui6
Olympic Games
zung6
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
公元前 gung1 jyun4 cin4
before Christ
世紀 sai3 gei3
century
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
會期 wui6 kei4
session
ding6
to set
to fix
to determine
to decide
surely
certainly
definitely
stable
calm
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin

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