How to pronounce 西周 in Cantonese (5 out of 11):

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西周立國後為了鞏固政權，方便管理和控制廣大疆土，實行封建制度
After the establishment of the state of Zhou, the regime was established to consolidate the regime and facilitate the administration and control of large areas of the territory.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

西周 sai1 jau1
Western Zhou
立國 lap6 gwok3
establish a country
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
鞏固 gung2 gu3
consolidate
政權 zing3 kyun4
regime
方便 fong1 bin6
convenient
管理 gun2 lei5
management
和 wo4
and
控制 hung3 zai3
control
廣大 gwong2 daai6
vast; extensive
疆土 goeng1 tou2
territory
實行 sat6 hang4
(verb) impose
封建制度 fung1 gin3 zai3 dou6
feudal system
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