How to pronounce 七七八八 in Cantonese (1 out of 34):

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但再這樣下去 我猜深圳的小店好快就會消失得七七八八啦
But if we go down this road, I guess the shops in Shenzhen will disappear in a few days.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但 daan6
but
再 zoi3
again
這樣 ze2 joeng6
like this
下去 haa6 heoi3
(verb) Go down stairs (e.g. from certain floor to ground floor)
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
猜 caai1
to guess
to suspect
to suppose
深圳 sam1 zan3
Shenzhen
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
小店 siu2 dim3
small shop
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
快 faai3
fast
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
消失 siu1 sat1
disappearance
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
七七八八 cit1 cit1 baat3 baat3
incomplete
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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