How to pronounce 自古 in Cantonese (4 out of 16):

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原來魚人國自古以嚟，都禁止咗魚人國嘅人民 捐血俾人類。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原來 yun4 loi4
originally
魚 jyu2
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
國 gwok3
country
nation
state
national M: 个gè [个]
Chinese
自古 zi6 gu2
Since ancient times
以嚟 jam5 lai4
since
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
禁止 gam3 zi2
prohibit
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
人民 jan4 man4
people
捐血 gyun3 hyut3
donate blood
俾 pai3
a parapet
to look askance
人類 jan4 leoi6
humanity

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