How to pronounce 自古 in Cantonese (15 out of 16):

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Mississippi, Biloxi, Beauvoir,現在是國家歷史地標。自古勝者為王,敗者為寇

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

現在 jin6 zoi6
now
是 si6
is
國家 gwok3 gaa1
country
歷史 lik6 si2
history
地標 dei6 biu1
landmark
自古 zi6 gu2
Since ancient times
勝 sing3
victory
success
to beat
to defeat
to surpass
victorious
superior to
to get the better of
better than
surpassing
superb (of vista)
beautiful (scenery)
wonderful (view)
to win
a woman's headdress
hair decorations
triumphant
distinctive
a book
a subgroup of the 14K triad gang
者 ze2
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
(after a noun) person involved in ...
-er
-ist
(used after a number or 后hòu [后] or 前qián [前] to refer to sth mentioned previously)
(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
(old) (used at the end of a command)
(old) this
a surname
denoting a portion
this
these
yes, yes! (exclamation)
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
王 wong6
to govern
to rule
敗 baai6
to defeat
to damage
to lose (to an opponent)
to fail
to wither
to break (alliance
treaty)
to spoil
ruin
corrupt
defeated
spoilt
torn
rotten
faded
寇 kaau3
invader

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