How to pronounce 廿一 in Cantonese (6 out of 9):

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

到 dou3

to (a place)

until (a time)

up to

to go

to arrive

(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)

been to

a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree

extent

開 hoi1

to open

to start

to turn on

to boil

to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)

to operate (a vehicle)

carat (gold)

abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文Kāi'ěrwén [开尔文]

abbr. for 开本kāiběn [开本], book format

to set up

to run

to leave

to hold (meeting

exhibition)

away

apart

aside

verb particle marking habitual aspect

廿 jap6

twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions

also written using banker's character 念

twentieth

twenty-odd

歲 seoi3

classifier for years (of age)

year

year (of crop harvests)

age

廿一 jaa6 jat1

Twenty-one

之 zi1

1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de [的]), ‘s 2. him 3. her 4. it 5. subordinate particle 6. this 7. that 8. these 9. those 10. to go to 11. an expletive in a phrase or a sentence with no particular meaning 12. (of road) branch

閒 haan4

leisure time

leisurely

free

unoccupied

peaceful

tranquil

calm

idle

free time

unimportant

irrelevant

empty

vacant

not in use

bored