How to pronounce 久 in Cantonese (1 out of 797):

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但是如果低得太久經濟會overheat過熱
But if it goes down too long, the economy overheats too much.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但是 daan6 si6
but
如果 jyu4 gwo2
if
低 dai1
low
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.
久 gau2
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
經濟 ging1 zai3
economics
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
過熱 gwo3 jit6
overheating

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