How to pronounce 天子 in Cantonese (9 out of 20):

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他們也打算交還政權給周天子,讓太子姬靜即位
They also intended to return the power to Zhu Zhen and keep the prince quiet.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他們 taa1 mun4
they
jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
打算 daa2 syun3
to plan
交還 gaau1 waan4
return
政權 zing3 kyun4
regime
kap1
to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(grammatical equivalent of 被)
(grammatical equivalent of 把)
(sentence intensifier)
to supply
to provide
well provided for
abundant
glib
zau1
week
天子 tin1 zi2
emperor
joeng6
to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc)
to allow
to concede
to convey
to transfer
to make way
to step aside
by
太子 taai3 zi2
Crown Prince
gei1
woman
concubine
female entertainer (archaic)
beauty
goddess
imperial concubine
zing6
still
calm
quiet
not moving
motionless
gentle
static
passive
silent
tranquil
peaceful
chaste
serene
composed
to calm down
to keep silent
即位 zik1 wai6
ascend to the throne
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