How to pronounce 起事 in Cantonese (7 out of 8):

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太平天國自1850年十二月初六於廣西金田村起事
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom began its uprising in Jintian Village, Guangxi, on December 6, 1850. They

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

太平天國 taai3 ping4 tin1 gwok3
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
自 zi6
from
self
oneself
since
private
personal
naturally
natural
since
年 nin4
year
十二月 sap6 ji6 jyut6
December
初 co1
at first
(at the) beginning
first
junior
basic
original
initial
六 luk6
six
於 wu1
(literary) Oh!
Ah!
a tiger (dated term)
廣西 gwong2 sai1
Guangxi
起事 hei2 si6
uprising

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