How to pronounce 一半 in Cantonese (3 out of 171):

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一半既機器係壞既,後花園係臭既,連招牌都冇。
Half of the machines are bad, the backyard is stinking, and there are no signs.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一半 jat1 bun3
half
gei3
already
機器 gei1 hei3
(noun) equipment
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
waai6
bad
spoiled
broken
to break down
(suffix) to the utmost
to spoil
to ruin
to destroy
後花園 hau6 faa1 jyun2
noun; backyard; rear garden
cau3
stench
smelly
to smell (bad)
repulsive
loathsome
terrible
bad
severely
ruthlessly
dud (ammunition)
odour
to sniff
disgusting
stink
notoriety
smell
stinking
odoriferous
unwelcome
bad (temper)
lin4
to link
to join
to connect
continuously
in succession
including
(used with 也, 都 etc) even
company (military)
to involve
including
together with
besides
to the extent of
company (of soldiers)
a surname
招牌 ziu1 paai4
(noun) billboard
dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
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