How to pronounce 廿 in Cantonese (48 out of 129):

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都九廿几先走嘅系
They all left in '92.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
九 gau2
1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
廿 jap6
twenty (20), in a limited number of set expressions
also written using banker's character 念
twentieth
twenty-odd
几 gei2
how many; several
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
走 zau2
to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走chèzǒu [撤走])
to change (shape, form, meaning)
to escape
to run away
to make a trip
to leak out
to incur loss
one's humble self
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)
系 hai6
department

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