How to pronounce 半條命 in Cantonese (1 out of 2):

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我就快死啦，我得番半條命

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
就快 zau6 faai3
soon; quick
死 si2
to die
impassable
uncrossable
inflexible
rigid
extremely
damned
dead
death
the dead
die for (cause)
condemned to die
solid, not hollow
irreconcilable
deadly
obsolete
to the death
stubbornly
desperately
resolutely
dogmatic
in a unconscious
to do something by rote
to do something passively, without doing anything
used to emphasis the negative meaning of a word or phrase
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
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
半條命 bun3 tiu4 ming6
half a life

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