How to pronounce 半夜 in Cantonese (21 out of 25):

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半夜12點有人打電話來
Someone called me at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night is

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

半夜 bun3 je6
midnight
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
有人 yau5 jan4
someone has
打電話 daa2 din6 waa2
make a phone call
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests

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