How to pronounce 三幾 in Cantonese (2 out of 3):

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起初三幾秒可以開小許火
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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

起初 hei2 co4
at first
三幾 saam1 gei2
around three (quantity)
秒 miu5
second (of time)
unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree
beard of corn or grain
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
開 hoi1
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]
abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format
to set up
to run
to leave
to hold (meeting
exhibition)
away
apart
aside
verb particle marking habitual aspect
小 siu2
small
tiny
few
young
insignificant
minor
humble, a modest way to address oneself
lesser
day before
a little
an euphemism for 𨳒 , to fuck
to have sex with
許 heoi2
to allow
to permit
to promise
to praise
somewhat
perhaps
to betroth
place
where
origin
a surname
to dedicate oneself
to promise to do
to aim at
to give praise
a little more than
about
appoximately
very
such
to approve
to hope
to believe
to expect
numerous
火 fo2
fire
urgent
ammunition
fiery or flaming
internal heat (Chinese medicine)
hot (popular)
classifier for military units (old)
flame
to burn
anger
rage
a group of (people), a quantifier
KangXi radical 86
ammunition
red
a surname
wild
bad-tempered
crazy

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