How to pronounce 四十 in Cantonese (24 out of 72):

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佢哋兩個都係四十歲左右就淡出世界舞台。

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

佢哋 keoi5 dei6
(pronoun) they
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
四十 sei3 sap6
forty
歲 seoi3
classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests)
age
左右 zo2 jau6
(adjective) 1. about; (noun) close subordinate
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
淡出 daam6 ceot1
to fade out
世界 sai3 gaai3
world
舞 mou5
to dance
to wield
to brandish
dance
posture
to prance
to play tricks with
to juggle
to play with
台 toi4
variant of 臺
台tái [台]
platform
unit
terrace
tower
stage
support
base
station
channel
abbreviation for Taiwan
classifier for machinery

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