How to pronounce 建 in Cantonese (277 out of 323):

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希望在2021年開工建多一間
hopes to start construction on another in 2021,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

希望 hei1 mong6
hope
在 zoi6
(located) at
(to be) in
to exist
in the middle of doing sth
(indicating an action in progress)
to depend on
to rest with
to be alive
年 nin4
year
開工 hoi1 gung1
(verb) Start working
建 gin3
to establish
to found
to set up
to build
to construct
a lunar month
a surname
to overturn
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
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle

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