How to pronounce 久 in Cantonese (105 out of 797):

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以前以前... （你有多久沒吃過了？）

Before... (How long have you been eating?)

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以前 yi5 cin4

before

你 nei5

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])

can be used to refer to an unspecified person

有多 jau5 do1

surplus

久 gau2

(long) time

(long) duration of time

old

沒 mei6

(negative prefix for verbs)

have not

not

to be inferior to

to sink

to submerge

to rise beyond

to confiscate

to disappear

to come to an end

吃 hek3

to eat

to consume

to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

to eradicate

to destroy

to absorb

to suffer

過了 gwo3 liu5

passed over

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