How to pronounce 半世 in Cantonese (3 out of 5):

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店中的所有裝修 家具 用品都用了半世紀
All the repairs, furniture and supplies in the store have been used for half a century.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

店 dim3
shop
中的 jung1 dik1
hit by
所有 so2 jau5
every
裝修 zong1 sau1
decorate
家具 gaa1 geui6
Furniture
用品 jung6 ban2
(noun) Amenity
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
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
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
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