How to pronounce 八九 in Cantonese (13 out of 13):

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咁基本上就好似同你講緊: 忍下啦,人生不如意事十常八九啊嘛,
It's basically like saying to you, "Stop it, life is not going to be easy.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
基本上 gei1 bun2 soeng6
basically
zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
好似 hou2 ci5
(adjective) similar
tung4
and
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
講緊 gong2 gan2
talking about
jan5
to bear
to endure
to tolerate
to restrain oneself
to repress
truculence
merciless
haa6
down
downwards
below, under, underneath
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
inferior
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
人生 jan4 sang1
one's lifetime
不如 bat1 jyu4
not as good as
ji3
idea
meaning
thought
to think
wish
desire
intention
to expect
to anticipate
opinion
will
purpose
attention
Italy
si6
matter
thing
item
work
affair M: 件jiàn [件]
桩zhuāng [桩]
回huí [回]
incident
to be engaged in
to serve
sap6
ten
tenth
complete
completely
perfect
extremely
KangXi radical 24
soeng4
always
ever
often
frequently
common
general
constant
ordinarily
eternal
lasting
conventional
regular
cap of, a quantifier for drugs
八九 baat3 gau2
short for year of 1989
haa4
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation
approval
surprise
appreciation
consent
request for an answer or confirmation
maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'
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