How to pronounce 午夜 in Cantonese (3 out of 7):

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你當我們成立第一天，由中午12點到午夜12點都是不停有手足或僱主1聯繫
You were in touch with the employer from noon to midnight on the first day we started.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
當 dong3
right
trap
trick
pawn
to regard as
to pawn
thought
fit
proper
safe
appropriate
to treat as
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
成立 sing4 laap6
establish
第一 dai6 jat1
first
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
由 jau4
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
up to
through
a surname
中午 zung1 ng5
noontime
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
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
午夜 ng5 je6
midnight
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
是 si6
is
不停 bat1 ting2
non-stop
有 jau6
also
again
手足 sau2 zuk1
colleagues
close friends
或 waak6
maybe
perhaps
might
possibly
or
someone
slightly
僱主 gu3 zyu2
an employer
聯繫 lyun4 hai3
contact

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