How to pronounce 三萬 in Cantonese (32 out of 52):

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咁但係佢係係升咗上三萬點，先跌嗻嘛！
but it rose by more than 30,000 points, so it fell first!

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
係 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
升 sing1
to ascend
to rise to the rank of
to promote
to hoist
liter
measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗dǒu [斗]
to advance
litre
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
三萬 saam1 maan6
thirty thousand
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
跌 daat3
to drop
to fall
to tumble
Taiwan pr. [dié]
to stumple
to slip
to stamp
a fall
嗻 ze1
(old) aye aye!
a final modal particle used to play down the significance of something, similar to saying 'that's all'
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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