How to pronounce 四十 in Cantonese (63 out of 72):

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聘用了所有的留學生工作四十天

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
所有 so2 jau5
every
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
留學生 lau4 hok6 saang1
international student
工作 gung1 zok3
work
四十 sei3 sap6
forty
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin

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