How to pronounce 世紀 in Cantonese (56 out of 158):

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我哋都知道，上兩三個世紀嘅世界版圖上充斥住唔同嘅殖民地
We all know that the last two or three centuries have been filled with different colonies.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
知道 zi1 dou3
know
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
兩三 loeng5 saam1
two or three
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
世紀 sai3 gei3
century
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
世界 sai3 gaai3
world
版圖 baan2 tou4
territory
充斥 cung1 cik1
saturate
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
唔同 m4 tung4
different
殖民地 zik6 man4 dei2
colony

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