How to pronounce 休息 in Cantonese (269 out of 343):

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休息一晚抵啦

rested for a night and arrived.

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

休息 jau1 sik1

take a break

to bed or sleep

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

晚 maan5

evening

night

late

younger

junior

drawing towards the end

抵 zi2

to strike

啦 la5

“now”, with an connotation of doubt

surprise

disapproval

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