How to pronounce 一陣子 in Cantonese (8 out of 34):

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比如 我以前跟家人一起住時 吃完東西是會放一陣子才洗 或者留給家人洗

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

比如 bei2 jyu4
such as
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
以前 yi5 cin4
before
跟 gan1
heel
to follow closely
to go with
to marry sb (of woman)
with
towards
as (compared to)
from (different from)
and (in addition to)
to accompany
to be loyal to
for a woman to be in a relationship with someone
to follow a big brother in a triad gang
家人 ga1 jan4
Family
一起 jat1 hei2
together
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
時 si4
o'clock
time
when
hour
season
period
era
current
timely
often
continously
frequently
fashionable
opportune
sometimes…sometimes
a surname
吃完 hek3 jyun4
finish eating
東西 dung1 sai1
east and west
是 si6
is
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
放 fong3
to release
to free
to let go
to put
to place
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
to dismiss
to let off
to lend for interest
to send into exile
to blossom
to enlarge
to lengthen
to let out
to put (animals) out to graze
uninhibited
to be open (unconstrained sexually)
一陣子 jat1 zan6 zi2
a while
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
洗 sin2
a surname
或者 waak6 ze2
or
留給 lau4 kap1
leave behind

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