How to pronounce 歷史背景 in Cantonese (4 out of 10):

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事不宜遲,我哋就由一啲歷史背景講起啦。
It's not too late, let's start with some historical context.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

事不宜遲 si6 bat1 ji4 ci4
haste makes waste
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
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
一啲 jat1 di1
a bit
歷史背景 lik6 si2 bui3 ging2
historical background
講起 gong2 hei2
talk about
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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