How to pronounce 由上而下 in Cantonese (20 out of 24):

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在由上而下的定義下，香港的法官也只能根據這些定義來判決
With this top-down approach, judges in Hong Kong can only interpret the law within predefined boundaries.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
由上而下 jau4 soeng6 ji4 haa6
from head to toe; from top to bottom; top-down
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
定義 ding6 yi6
definition
下 haa6
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
法官 faat3 gun1
judge
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
只能 zi2 nang4
can only
根據 gan1 geoi3
according to
這些 ze2 se1
Some of these…
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
判決 pun3 kyut3
(noun) (of law) Verdict

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