How to pronounce 二八 in Cantonese (3 out of 7):

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只不過一九二八年才有一間廠
just that there was only one factory in 1928.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

只不過 zi2 bat1 gwo1
merely
一九 jat1 gau2
nineteen
二八 yi6 baat3
ez market concept
年 nin4
year
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
有 jau6
also
again
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
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
廠 cong2
factory
yard
depot
workhouse
works
(industrial) plant
workshop
slang for hospital

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