How to pronounce 半世 in Cantonese (1 out of 6):

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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
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
五 ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
座 zo2
seat
base
stand M: 个gè [个]
classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects
相連 soeng1 lin4
connected
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
大廈 daai6 haa6
(noun) building
已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
有 jau6
also
again
半世 bun3 sai3
half a lifetime
紀 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

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