How to pronounce 半條人命 in Cantonese (1 out of 1):

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外乾內乾 得番半條人命

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

外 oi6
outside
in addition
foreign
external
informal
relatives of one's mother
sisters
daughters
abroad
part of the name of some of the roles in traditional Chinese opera
乾 kin4
the first of the eight diagrams, denoting the principle of heaven, the sovereign, the male and strength
a surname
內 noi6
inside
inner
internal
within
interior
domestic
one's wife
wife's relatives
the imperial courts
the female members (of a family)
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
番 pun1
used as part of a place name
半條人命 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6
lit. half a life, meaning one who worked flat out at work, and have exhausted half of one's life or energy

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