How to pronounce 自此 in Cantonese (32 out of 39):

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自此以後, 張永貴的花名就是八婆. 其實張永貴開店賣麻辣燙, 都是為世所迫

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

自此 zi6 ci2
from now on
以後 ji5 hau6
from now on
zoeng3
an alternative form for the word帳, tent
an alternative form for the word脹, swell
wing5
forever
always
perpetual
far-reaching
gwai3
expensive
noble
your (name), used in a polite expression
precious
costly
valuable
a surname
to esteem highly
to value
to treasure
to honour or love
honorable
honorific
part of a place name
elegant
high class
dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
花名 fa1 ming4
alias
就是 zau6 si6
(verb) Something is…
八婆 baat3 po4
(of coarse language) bitch
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
開店 hoi1 dim3
to open a shop
maai6
to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt; an alternative form for 鬻, sell
child
nourish
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
si6
is
wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
sai3
life
age
generation
era
world
lifetime
epoch
descendant
noble
a surname
a period of 30 years
a form of address used between family friends of that is of a different generation
so2
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive M: 个gè [个]
a building
a bureau
a station
an office
that which
all that
whatever
a unit
pik1
force

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