How to pronounce 停電 in Cantonese (6 out of 7):

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大約停咗半個鐘之後才恢復正常,停電期間職員要用電筒照明
After about half an hour of blackout, the staff had to turn on the lights.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

大約 daai6 joek3
(adverb) About
停 ting4
to stop
to halt
to park (a car)
to suspend
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
半個鐘 bun3 go3 zung1
Half an hour
之後 zi1 hau6
after
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
恢復 fui1 fuk6
recover
正常 zeng3 soeng4
normal
停電 ting4 din6
power outage
期間 kei4 gaan1
during
職員 zik1 jyun4
staff
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
電筒 din6 tung2
flashlight
照明 ziu3 ming4
lighting
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