How to pronounce 休息 in Cantonese (17 out of 343):

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不過由於前幾天有點不舒服 休息了幾天
But because I was uncomfortable the last few days, I took a few days off.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
由於 jau4 jyu1
because of
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
有點 jau5 dim2
a bit
不舒服 bat1 syu1 fuk6
uncomfortable
休息 jau1 sik1
take a break
to bed or sleep
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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