How to pronounce 久 in Cantonese (215 out of 797):

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可能一兩年，甚至更久的時間

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
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
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
年 nin4
year
甚至 sam6 zi3
even
更 gang3
more
even more
further
still
still more
久 gau2
(long) time
(long) duration of time
old
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
時間 si4 gaan3
time

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