How to pronounce 衰落 in Cantonese (3 out of 8):

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夏經過禹和啟兩個名君, 到太康便衰落
And the summer was over, and the two kings were gone; and the kingdom of Tacan fell.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

夏 haa6
summer
grand
name of a Chinese dynasty
Chinese
China
a surname
經過 ging1 gwo3
(verb) pass by
禹 jyu5
Yu
和 wo4
and
啟 kai2
to open
to start
to initiate
to enlighten or awaken
to state
to inform
to begin
to inspire
to declare
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個名 go3 ming4
name
君 gwan1
monarch
lord
gentleman
ruler
sovereign
chief
a formal form of address for a male in formal speech, you
Mr
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
太康 taai3 hong1
Taikang (Chinese ruler)
便 pin4
cheap
unmerited advantages
glib-tongued
bulging
衰落 sui1 lok6
decline

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