How to pronounce 十年八載 in Cantonese (4 out of 4):

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他們可能會不斷拖延,令基建需要十年八載才能落成
They could be delayed, and it would take eight years to build.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他們 taa1 mun4
they
可能 ho2 nang4
(modal verb) can
wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
不斷 bat1 dyun6
continuously
拖延 to1 jin4
procrastinate
ling6
to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position
your esteemed
a polite way to address 'your' (especially when referring to one's family members such as parents or siblings)
a short tune(old)
基建 gei1 gin3
infrastructure
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
十年八載 sap6 nin4 baat3 zoi3
many years
才能 coi4 nang4
(conjunction) So that (someone) can
落成 lok6 sing4
completion of construction
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