How to pronounce 圍起 in Cantonese (4 out of 12):

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現在有事一圍起碼都有廿人
There are at least 20 people around here.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

現在 jin6 zoi6
now
有事 yau5 si6
something's up
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
圍起 wai4 hei2
to enclose
碼 maa5
weight
number
code
to pile
to stack
classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
numerals
symbol
yard
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
有 jau6
also
again
廿 jap6
twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions
also written using banker's character 念
twentieth
twenty-odd
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else

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