How to pronounce 圍起 in Cantonese (4 out of 5):

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現在有事一圍起碼都有廿人

There are at least 20 people around here.

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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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