How to pronounce 廿一 in Cantonese (4 out of 4):

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中國同NBA嘅聯繫喺廿一世紀以嚟 係逐漸變得越嚟越緊密。
China's ties to the NBA have been getting closer and closer over the course of the 21st century.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

中國 zung1 gwok3
China
tung4
and
koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
聯繫 lyun4 hai3
contact
hai2
in
廿一 jaa6 jat1
Twenty-one
世紀 sai3 gei3
century
以嚟 jam5 lai4
since
hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
逐漸 zuk6 zim6
gradually
bin3
to change
to become different
to transform
to vary
rebellion
to alter
to turn into
to become
uncommon
unexpected turn of events
accident
changeable
dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
越嚟越 jyut6 lai4 jyut6 / jyut6 lei4 jyut6
more and more; increasingly
緊密 gan2 mat6
(adjective) Tightly close
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