How to pronounce 自古 in Cantonese (5 out of 10):

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佢嘅黑客名字 Mendax 取自古羅馬詩人賀拉斯嘅名言
His hacker name, Mendax, was inspired by the famous Roman poet Horace.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
黑客 hak1 hak3
hacker
名字 ming4 zi2
name
取 ceoi2
to take
to get
to choose
to fetch
to obtain
to select
自古 zi6 gu2
Since ancient times
羅馬 lo4 ma5
Rome
詩人 si1 jan4
poet
賀 ho3
to congratulate
to celebrate
a surname
拉 laap6
jumbled
斯 si1
(phonetic)
this
a surname
then
名言 ming4 jin2
famous quote
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