How to pronounce 八十 in Cantonese (41 out of 56):

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九百八十
hundred and eighty-one, forget

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

gau2
1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
mak6
to strive
to endeavour
to work hard
八十 baat3 sap6
eighty
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

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