How to pronounce 岁 in Cantonese (5 out of 22):

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当然佢九廿几岁冇周围走
Of course, she was not around at 92.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

当 dong1
when
然 jin4
correct
right
so
thus
like this
–ly
nevertheless
to promise
to pledge
if so
to burn
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
九 gau2
1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
廿 jap6
twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions
also written using banker's character 念
twentieth
twenty-odd
几 gei2
how many; several
岁 seoi3
year old
冇 mo5
to not have (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 没有méiyǒu [没有]
周 zau1
week
围 wai4
surround; enclosure
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self

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