How to pronounce 半 in Cantonese (84 out of 877):

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餓底11點半去到已經排咗6個人

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

餓 ngo6
to be hungry
hungry
to be greedy for
底 dik1
an alternative form for the word的, a possessive, adjectival suffix
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
半 bun3
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little
去到 heoi3 dou3
reach
已經 ji5 ging1
already
排 pik1
a handcart
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
個人 go3 jan4
personal

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