How to pronounce 四十 in Cantonese (43 out of 72):

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直到我四十多歲我都不吃苦瓜

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

直到 zik6 dou3
until
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
四十 sei3 sap6
forty
多 do1
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much better
plenty
exceed
demonstrably
歲 seoi3
classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests)
age
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
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
瓜 gwaa1
melon
gourd
squash
cucumber
KangXi radical 97
fool
to die

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