How to pronounce 急轉直下 in Cantonese (3 out of 4):

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一場「天京事變」令太平天國急轉直下
"Tianjing Incident" brought the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to a rapid

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一場 jat1 coeng4
[measure word] one round or an event, such as a round of game, a dream, or a speech.
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
京 jyun4
part of the name for Jiuyuan, the name of an ancient graveyard
事變 si6 bin3
incident
令 ling6
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
太平天國 taai3 ping4 tin1 gwok3
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
急轉直下 gap1 zyun2 zik6 haa6
abruptly decline

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