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

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要花上數個行動才獲得不足十元
requiring several actions to earn less than ten yuan.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
花 waa6
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
上數 soeng6 sou3
[literal translation] upper digit; according to the pronunciation, it may refer to 上訴, which means appeal
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
行動 haang4 dung6
action
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
獲得 wok6 dak1
obtain
不足 insufficient
insufficient
十 sap6
ten
tenth
complete
completely
perfect
extremely
KangXi radical 24
元 jyun4
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname

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