How to pronounce 四十 in Cantonese (62 out of 72):

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上了年紀的 如四十至五十歲後

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
年紀 nin4 gei1
age
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
如 jyu4
as
as if
such as
supposing
if
like
as good as
according to
to go to
should
on time
四十 sei3 sap6
forty
至 zi3
to arrive
most
to
until
to reach
extremely
very
only then
五十 ng5 sap6
fifty
歲 seoi3
classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests)
age
後 hau6
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
descendants
then
a surname
future
after next
succeeding

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