How to pronounce 從此以後 in Cantonese (1 out of 3):

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從此以後 權力正式由北方嘅滿清貴族手裡轉移到南方士大夫手上
From then on, power officially shifted from the Manchu nobles in the north to the literati in the south.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

從此以後 cung4 ci2 ji5 hau6
from now on
權力 kyun4 lik6
power
正式 zeng3 sik1
official
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
北方 bak1 fong1
north
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
貴族 gwai3 zuk6
nobility
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
裡 leoi5
lining
interior
inside
internal
within
轉移 zyun2 yi4
transfer
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
南方 naam4 fong1
the South
手上 sau2 soeng5
on hand; in one's hands; at hand; readily available [colloquial]

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