How to pronounce 寥寥可數 in Cantonese (2 out of 2):

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首先具五千年歷史的大國本身寥寥可數

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

首先 sau2 sin1
first of all
具 geoi6
tool
device
utensil
equipment
instrument
talent
ability
to possess
to have
to provide
to furnish
to state
classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
to write out
五千 ng5 cin1
five thousand
年 nin4
year
歷史 lik6 si2
history
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
大國 daai6 gwok3
major country
本身 bun2 san1
itself
寥寥可數 liu4 liu4 ho2 sou3
few and far between

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