How to pronounce 八年 in Cantonese (15 out of 28):

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當時中美摩擦剛剛開始，是二零一七到二零一八年左右

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當時 dong1 si4
back then
中美 zung1 mei5
China and America
摩擦 mo1 caat3
(verb) 1. Rub; (noun) Argument
剛剛 gong1 gong1
just now
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
是 si6
is
二 ji6
two
(Beijing dialect) stupid
twice
second
vice-
once more
again
double
different
零 ling4
zero
nought
zero sign
fractional
fragmentary
odd (of numbers)
(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
fraction
(in mathematics) remainder (after division)
extra
to wither and fall
to wither
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
七 cat1
seven
euphemism for ?, prick
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
八年 baat3 nin4
eight years
左右 zo2 jau6
(adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate

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