How to pronounce 整天 in Cantonese (45 out of 115):

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釣了一整天，下午流水比較好，魚訊比較多
The situation was better in the afternoon.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
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
整天 zing2 tin1
all day
下午 haa6 ng5
afternoon
流水 lau4 seoi2
running water
比較 bei2 gaau3
compare
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
魚 jyu2
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish
訊 seon3
to question
to ask
to interrogate
rapid
speedy
fast
news
information
to inquire
to examine
to reproach
to trial at court
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

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