How to pronounce 發展 in Cantonese (66 out of 308):

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我相信這整個城市的發展需要二、三十年才達到飽和
I believe it takes two to 30 years for the entire city to grow to its full potential.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
相信 soeng1 seon3
(verb) trust
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
整個 zing2 go3
entire
城市 sing4 si5
city
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
發展 faat3 zin2
develop
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
二 ji6
two
(Beijing dialect) stupid
twice
second
vice-
once more
again
double
different
三十 sam1 sap6
thirty
年 nin4
year
才 coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
達到 daat6 dou3
achieve
飽和 baau2 wo4
saturated
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