How to pronounce 半日 in Cantonese (24 out of 33):

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行了半日, 自然想找一間按摩店按腳.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

hong6
strong
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
半日 bun3 jat6
half a day
自然 zi6 jin4
natural
soeng2
to think
to believe
to suppose
to wish
to want
to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
to plan
zaau2
(verb) Search;
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
haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
按摩 on3 mo2
massage
dim3
shop
ngon3
to press
to push
to leave aside or shelve
to control
to restrain
to keep one's hand on
to check or refer to
according to
in the light of
(of an editor or author) to make a comment
to mortgage
deposit
gok3
role to play a character in a play
show
movie etc

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