How to pronounce 上半年 in Cantonese (1 out of 25):

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今年在上半年不釣得太多

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

今年 gam1 nin4
this year
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
上半年 soeng6 bun3 nin4
first half of the year
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
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
太 taai3
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably

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