How to pronounce 廿三 in Cantonese (2 out of 8):

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雖然基本法寫明香港應該要立廿三條
Although the Basic Law says that Hong Kong should have 23 articles,

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

雖然 seoi1 jin4
although
基本法 gei1 bun2 faat3
Basic Law
寫明 se2 ming4
verb; state, specify
香港 hoeng1 gong2
Hong Kong
應該 jing1 goi1
should
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
立 lap6
to stand
to set up
to establish
to lay down
to draw up (an agreement)
at once
immediately
to ascend the throne
upright
standing
to appoint
to designate
to exist
廿三 jaa6 saam1
twenty-three
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
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