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

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當然有機會堯舜時代君主生活也比較簡單檢樸, 但後世君主權傾天下, 生活奢侈, 自然你死我活, 不願捨棄.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當然 dong1 jin4
(adverb) absolutely
有機會 yau5 gei1 wui6
have a chance
堯舜 jiu4 seon3
Yao and Shun, ancestors of Chinese
時代 si4 doi6
era
君主 gwan1 zyu2
monarch
生活 saang1 wut6
life
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
簡單 gan2 daan1
simple
檢 gim2
to check
to examine
to inspect
to exercise restraint
title for a certain rank of officials in the past
a surname
樸 pok3
plain and simple
Taiwan pr. [pú]
unrefined
unadorned
honest
uncarved wood
但 daan6
but
後世 hau6 sai3
later generations
傾 king1
to overturn
to collapse
to lean
to tend
to incline
to pour out tendency
inclination
to do all one can
to use every exertion
to chat
to talk
to negotiate
天下 tin1 haa6
under heaven
奢侈 se1 chi3
luxury
自然 zi6 jin4
natural
你死我活 nei5 sei2 ngo5 wut6
life or death
不願 bat1 jyun6
unwilling
捨棄 se2 hei3
give up

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