How to pronounce 休 in Cantonese (22 out of 48):

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佢哋兩個都喺2021年嘅休賽期
They're both in the 2021 offseason.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
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
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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
喺 hai2
in
年 nin4
year
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
休 nau2
used as part of a name
賽 coi3
to compete
competition
match
to surpass
better than
superior to
to excel
contest
race
to be comparable to
to be a match for
an ancient sacrificing ceremony to gods
期 kei4
period

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