How to pronounce 正月 in Cantonese (6 out of 6):

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正月時間去釣石九公
During February, we caught a lot of False Kelpfish

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

正月 zing3 jyut6
first month of lunar calendar
時間 si4 gaan3
time
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
石 sek6
rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音bāyīn [八音]
mineral elements in medicine
a surname
stone made-
unproductive
mineral
KangXi radical 112
九 gau2
1. nine 2. multiple times; repeatedly 3. (crude) shithead
公 gung1
public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law (husband' side)
male (animal)
maternal grandfather
an old man
official duties

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