How to pronounce 十八 in Cantonese (18 out of 20):

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聽說這樣的月亮要十八年才出現一次
So it takes 18 years for a moon like this to appear.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

聽說 ting3 syut3
heard
這樣 ze2 joeng6
like this
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
月亮 jyut6 loeng4
moon
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
十八 sap6 baat1
eighteen
年 nin4
year
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
出現 ceot1 jin6
appear
一次 jat1 ci3
once
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