How to pronounce 小時 in Cantonese (171 out of 914):

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已釣了個多小時
I've been fishing for hours.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

已 ji5
already
to stop
then
afterwards
only
too much
enough!
used as a final particle to add emphasis
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
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
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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