How to pronounce 半天 in Cantonese (17 out of 20):

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但是碰花了呢，你就預了起碼要搞半天啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但是 daan6 si6
but
碰 pung3
to touch
to meet with
to bump
to bump into
to collide against
to touch
to try one's luck
to take one's chance
a term used in mahjong game to call to create a triplet
to hit
花 waa6
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
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
呢 ni1
this
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
預 jyu2
to take part in
起碼 hei2 min2
at least
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
搞 gaau2
to do
to make
to go in for
to set up
to get hold of
to take care of
to clear
to clarify
nto interfere with
to behave wrongly
to mess up
to make a mistake
to mess up
半天 bun3 tin1
half-day
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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