How to pronounce 數年 in Cantonese (18 out of 26):

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要花上10年20年，起碼都要數年時間
take 10 or 20 years to return, at least several years. Thinking back to the

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
花 waa6
flower
blossom M: 朵duǒ [朵]
支zhī [支]
束shù [束]
把bǎ [把]
盆pén [盆]
簇cù [簇]
fancy pattern
florid
to spend (money, time)
a flowering plant
prostitute
prostitution
smallpox
multicolored
fireworks
to spend
to expend
stars on the shoulder of policeman's uniform to denote the rank
disorderly
scratched
dirty
pre-sale
suffix related to a female
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
年 nin4
year
起碼 hei2 min2
at least
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
數年 sou3 nin4
several years
時間 si4 gaan3
time

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