How to pronounce 執政 in Cantonese (3 out of 12):

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到成王二十歲時，周公便將執政權交還成王
When he was twenty years old, he restored his power to the throne.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
成 seng4
to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth
success
to amount to
whole
full
almost
nearly
capable
a surname
to settle
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
二十 yi6 sap6
twenty
歲時 seoi3 si4
seasonal festivals
周公 zau1 gung1
Duke of Zhou
便 pin4
cheap
unmerited advantages
glib-tongued
bulging
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
執政 zap1 zing3
(verb) Hold the reins of government
權 kyun4
authority
power
right
(literary) to weigh
expedient
temporary
a surname
交還 gaau1 waan4
return
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