How to pronounce 坐大 in Cantonese (10 out of 11):

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要坐大船，行程需要三個多小時
by boat, and the journey took more than three hours.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
坐大 co5 daai6
to become powerful or influential
船 syun4
boat
行程 haang4 cing4
itinerary
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
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
小時 siu2 si4
(noun) childhood

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