How to pronounce 上數 in Cantonese (3 out of 9):

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市場上數一數二咁靚架啦
It's a pretty good number one on the market.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

市場 si5 coeng4
(noun) supermarket
上數 soeng6 sou3
[literal translation] upper digit; according to the pronunciation, it may refer to 上訴, which means appeal
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
數 sou3
number
figure
several M: 个gè [个]
fate
an amount of money
a debt
二 ji6
two
(Beijing dialect) stupid
twice
second
vice-
once more
again
double
different
咁 gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
靚 zing6
to make up (one's face)
to dress
(of one's dress) beautiful
smartly dressed (woman)
ornament
quiet
架 gaa3
to support
classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
to prop up
fight
quarrel
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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