How to pronounce 工夫 in Cantonese (16 out of 17):

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一年半的工夫 他便去考鋼琴八級

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一年半 jat1 nin4 bun3
a year and a half
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
工夫 gung1 fu1
effort
他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
便 pin4
cheap
unmerited advantages
glib-tongued
bulging
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
考 haau2
exam
鋼琴 gang3 kam4
piano

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