How to pronounce 起兵 in Cantonese (3 out of 6):

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後來湯和伊尹見時機成熟，便號召各國，起兵伐桀
And it came to pass afterwards, when the time was come, that Zobah and Iban called together the nations, and they made a war.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

後來 hau6 loi4
afterwards
湯 tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
和 wo4
and
伊 ji1
he
she
this
that
third person pronoun
a surname
尹 wan5
to administer
to oversee
to run
magistrate (old)
to govern
director
a surname
見 jin6
to show
to appear
to become visible
to manifest
時機 si4 gei1
opportunity
成熟 sing4 suk6
mature
便 pin4
cheap
unmerited advantages
glib-tongued
bulging
號召 hou6 coek3
to call upon
各國 gok3 gwok3
various countries
起兵 hei2 bing1
start an uprising
伐 fat6
to cut down
to fell
to dispatch an expedition against
to attack
to boast
Taiwan pr. [fā]
桀 git3
despotic ruler

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