How to pronounce 天命 in Cantonese (1 out of 170):

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當初美國立國之初講嘅就係人人生而平等且自由， 係昭昭天命之下

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當初 dong1 co4
originally
美國 mei5 gwok3
America
立國 lap6 gwok3
establish a country
之初 zi1 co1
at the beginning
講 gong2
(verb) to tell
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
人人 jan4 jan4
everyone
生而平等 sang1 ji4 ping4 deang3
born equal
且 ceoi2
an exclamatory particle used at the end of a sentence (dated used in old text only)
自由 zi6 jau4
freedom
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
昭 ziu1
bright
clear
manifest
to show clearly
to exonerate
to reveal
天命 tin1 ming6
mandate of heaven
之下 zi1 haa6
under
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