How to pronounce 首次 in Cantonese (1 out of 18):

首次作為國旗就要到1542年,比英格蘭旗還早
The first flag was used in 1542, before the English flag.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

首次 sau2 ci3
first time
作為 zok3 wai6
as
國旗 gwok3 kei4
(noun) National flag
就要 zau6 jiu3
about to
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
nin4
year
bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
英格蘭 jing1 gaak3 laan4
England
kei4
banner
flag
(in Qing times) refers to Manchurian ruling class, from 八旗bāqí [八旗] eight banners
administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 县xiàn [县] county M: 面miàn [面]
a term used by taxi driver to refers to a trip with a customer
an opium pipe
waan4
still
still in progress
still more
yet
even more
in addition
fairly
passably (good)
as early as
even
also
else
besides
to return (to a place)
to give back
to repay
to return something
again
to revert to the original state
zou2
early
morning
Good morning!
long ago
prematurely
previous
beforehand
earlier
the back of the body