How to pronounce 半世 in Cantonese (2 out of 5):

現在我準備去一間開業半世紀的理髮屋
Now I'm going to a hair salon that's been around for half a century.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

現在 jin6 zoi6
now
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
準備 zeon2 bei6
(verb) to get ready
heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
間開 gaan1 hoi1
turn on (a switch)
jip6
line of business; trade
industry
occupation
job
employment
school studies
enterprise
property
(Buddhism) karma
deed
to engage in
already
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
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
理髮 lei5 faat3
barbering
uk1
house
room M: 间jiān [间]
个gè [个]
shelter
building