How to pronounce 自從 in Cantonese (122 out of 158):

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自從摩西離開埃及已過四十年
Forty years had passed since Moses left Egypt.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

自從 zi6 sung1
since
摩西 mo1 sai1
Moses
離開 lei4 hoi1
quit
check out
pass away
埃及 ngai4 kap1
Egypt
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
四十 sei3 sap6
forty
年 nin4
year

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