How to pronounce 半世 in Cantonese (1 out of 5):

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鰂魚涌這五座相連的大廈已有半世紀歷史
The shark flooded these five buildings that were connected to each other for half a century.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

鰂魚涌 zak6 jyu4 cung1
Quarry Bay
ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
zo2
seat
base
stand M: 个gè [个]
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
相連 soeng1 lin4
connected
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
大廈 daai6 haa6
(noun) building
ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
jau6
also
again
半世 bun3 sai3
half a lifetime
gei3
order
discipline
age
era
period
to chronicle
subdivision of a geological era
period of years
rules
regulations
laws
a surname
to sort (silk threads)
to record in writing
record
annal
historical account
歷史 lik6 si2
history