How to pronounce 四十 in Cantonese (36 out of 72):

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可唔可以四十歲退休吖？

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

可 ho2
can
may
able to
to approve
to permit
to suit
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
very
fit
to be worth (doing)
to need (doing)
but
however
yet
actually
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
四十 sei3 sap6
forty
歲 seoi3
classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests)
age
退休 teoi3 jau1
retire
吖 aa1
phonetic a, similar to 呵
-azine, see 吖嗪āqín [吖嗪]
final particle expressing consent and denial, liveliness and irritation

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