How to pronounce 半年 in Cantonese (159 out of 185):

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想著這半年，慢慢升點，我一路都有進點啦
I thought that over the past six months, the market would slowly rise, and I had made some money along the way. Until last week, when the

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

想 soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
著 zyu3
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
半年 bun3 nin4
Six months
慢慢 maan6 maan2
(verb) Take someone's time
升 sing1
to ascend
to rise to the rank of
to promote
to hoist
liter
measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗dǒu [斗]
to advance
litre
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
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
一路 jat1 lou6
on the way
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
有 jau6
also
again
進 zeon3
to advance
to enter
to come (or go) into
to receive or admit
to eat or drink
to submit or present
(used after a verb) into, in
to score a goal
to make progress
to purchase
to recruit
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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