How to pronounce 由上而下 in Cantonese (4 out of 24):

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我會分成兩個步驟咁樣講解。 最基本嘅垂直線就係由上而下咁樣棟落去係咪？

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
分成 fan1 sing4
split into
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
步驟 bou6 zaau6
process; steps
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
樣 joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
講解 gong2 gaai2
explain
最 zeoi3
most
the most
-est (superlative suffix)
exceedingly
extreme
基本 gei1 bun2
basic
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
垂直線 seoi4 zik6 sin3
vertical line
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
由上而下 jau4 soeng6 ji4 haa6
from head to toe; from top to bottom; top-down
棟 dung6
classifier for houses or buildings
ridgepole (old)
one thousand
落去 lok6 heoi3
go down (spoken)
係咪 hai6 mai6
used in asking questions in conversations, similar to saying "is it ….?"; "Isn't it?"
"Yes or no?"

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