How to pronounce 向北 in Cantonese (9 out of 11):

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今年的櫻花會從3月底從韓國的最南邊向北邊開始開花
this year's cherry blossoms will begin to bloom from the southernmost part of South Korea to the north

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

今年 gam1 nin4
this year
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
櫻花 jing1 faa1
cherry blossom
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
從 zung6
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
月底 jyut6 dai2
end of the month
韓國 hon4 gwok3
South Korea
最 zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
南邊 naam4 bin1
south side
向北 hoeng3 bak1
northward
邊 bin1
side
edge
margin
border
boundary M: 个gè [个]
simultaneously
verge
hem
limits
bounds
nearby
near to
a surname
which
where
what
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
開花 hoi1 faa1
bloom

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