How to pronounce 歲 in Cantonese (285 out of 697):

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一隻19歲一隻八歲拜拜
One is 19 years old and one is eight years old. Bye

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
歲 seoi3
classifier for years (of age)
year
year (of crop harvests)
age
八 baat3
eight
all around
all sides
to nose around
to pry into something
describes someone who is nosy or likes to gossip
to tell
to gossip
拜拜 baai1 baai1
bye-bye

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