How to pronounce 數小時 in Cantonese (1 out of 5):

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例如馬拉松、三項鐵人等 一開始就要數小時
Marathon, three ironmen, etc. You'll have to start counting hours.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

例如 lai6 jyu4
for example
馬拉松 maa5 laai1 sung1
marathon
三項鐵人 saam1 hong6 tit3 jan4
Triathlon
ting2
sort
kind
type
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
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
就要 zau6 jiu3
about to
數小時 sou2 siu2 si4
several hours
dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force