How to pronounce 自古以來 in Cantonese (2 out of 16):

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已經有一千八百幾年歷史自古以來呢度就係州府之地

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

已經 ji5 ging1
already
有 jau6
also
again
一千 jat1 cin1
one thousand
八 baat3
eight
all around
all sides
to nose around
to pry into something
describes someone who is nosy or likes to gossip
to tell
to gossip
百幾 baak3 gei2
over a hundred
年 nin4
year
歷史 lik6 si2
history
自古以來 zi6 gu2 ji5 loi4
Since ancient times
呢度 ni1 dou6
(prep.) here.
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
州 zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
府 fu2
seat of government
government repository (archive)
official residence
mansion
presidential palace
(honorific) Your home
prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
seat of learning
treasury
residence
之 zi1
1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin

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