How to pronounce 九 in Cantonese (89 out of 479):

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相信大家都聽講過廣東話有九聲好難學
I'm sure you've all heard that Guangdong has nine sounds that are hard to learn.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

相信 soeng1 seon3
(verb) trust
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
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
聽講 teng1 gong2
to hear from secondary source
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
廣東話 gwong2 dung1 waa2
Cantonese
有 jau6
also
again
九 gau2
1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
聲 sing1
sound
voice
tone
noise
classifier for sounds
fame
reputation
to declare
to make a sound
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
難 no4
an alternative form for 儺, rich
學 hok6
to learn
to study
to imitate
science
–ology
a branch of study
school
college
course of education
learning
knowledge
to learn and become
similar to

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