How to pronounce 严 in Cantonese (7 out of 19):

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早一两年疫情严重的时候不会经常外出
You don't go out much in the first year or two of the pandemic.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

早 zou2
early
morning
Good morning!
long ago
prematurely
previous
beforehand
earlier
the back of the body
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
两 loeng5
two
年 nin4
year
疫情 jik6 cing4
epidemic
严 jim4
strict
重 zung6
to attach importance to
important
significant
solemn
discreet
furthermore
still
even
also
valuable
in addition
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
时 si4
time
候 hau6
to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days
to expect
to visit
to greet
condition
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
会 will
can
经 ging1
pass through
常 soeng4
always
ever
often
frequently
common
general
constant
ordinarily
eternal
lasting
conventional
regular
cap of, a quantifier for drugs
外出 ngoi6 ceot1
outside (Cantonese)

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