How to pronounce 一小時 in Cantonese (4 out of 14):

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可謂「排隊一粒鐘，買餸一分鐘」 那可是「排隊一小時，買肉一分鐘」
It's like "Wait in line for an hour, buy a minute of chicken", but it's like "Wait in line for an hour, buy a minute of meat".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可謂 ho2 wai6
can be said to be
排隊 paai4 deoi2
queue up
一粒鐘 jat1 lap1 zung1
one hour [colloquial]
買餸 maai5 sung3
(verb) 1. To do groceries; 2. Buy some take out
一分 jat1 fan1
One minute
point
cent
鐘 zung1
clock
o'clock
time as measured in hours and minutes
bell M: 架jià [架]
座zuò [座]
hour
the time time of a prostitute paid for by a client
那 no6
helpless
relunctantly
可是 ho2 si6
however
一小時 jat1 siu2 si4
One hour
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
肉 juk6
meat
flesh
pulp (of a fruit)
(coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
(of a person) flabby
irresolute
KangXi radical 130
physical
slow-motion
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