How to pronounce 台下 in Cantonese (4 out of 4):

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正所謂「台上一分鐘,台下十年功。」
It's called "One minute on stage, ten minutes off stage".

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

正所謂 zing3 so2 wai6
like they say; as the saying goes [written and colloquial]
toi4
variant of 臺
台tái [台]
platform
unit
terrace
tower
stage
support
base
station
channel
abbreviation for Taiwan
classifier for machinery
soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
一分 jat1 fan1
One minute
point
cent
zung1
clock
o'clock
time as measured in hours and minutes
bell M: 架jià [架]
座zuò [座]
hour
the time time of a prostitute paid for by a client
台下 toi4 haa6
off stage
十年 sap6 nin4
ten years
gung1
meritorious deed or service
achievement
result
service
accomplishment
work (physics)
merit
workmanship
efficacy
mourning garment
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