How to pronounce 在世 in Cantonese (3 out of 5):

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為什麼周烈王在世，齊威王去朝拜他，
Why is Zoroah alive, and Ziva come to worship him?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
什麼 sam6 mo1
what
周 zau1
week
烈 lit6
fiery
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
在世 doi6 sai3
alive
齊 zi1
hem of robe
威 wai1
power
might
prestige
powerful
awesome might
impressive strength
to dominate
to threaten by force
imposing
impressive
smart
to show one's ability
to perform
to go out for an evening's entertainment
to go out for a goodtime
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
朝拜 ziu1 baai3
to pay a respectful visit
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
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