How to pronounce 理髮 in Cantonese (2 out of 7):

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現在我準備去一間開業半世紀的理髮屋
Now I'm going to a hair salon that's been around for half a century.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

現在 jin6 zoi6
now
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
準備 zeon2 bei6
(verb) to get ready
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
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
間開 gaan1 hoi1
turn on (a switch)
業 jip6
line of business; trade
industry
occupation
job
employment
school studies
enterprise
property
(Buddhism) karma
deed
to engage in
already
半世 bun3 sai3
half a lifetime
紀 gei3
order
discipline
age
era
period
to chronicle
subdivision of a geological era
period of years
rules
regulations
laws
a surname
to sort (silk threads)
to record in writing
record
annal
historical account
的 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
理髮 lei5 faat3
barbering
屋 uk1
house
room M: 间jiān [间]
个gè [个]
shelter
building

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