How to pronounce 短 in Cantonese (1 out of 404):

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因為你可以說作很快和很短的時間內
Because you can say that quickly and in a short time.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
說 syut3
to speak
to say
to explain
to scold
to tell off
a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)
to criticize
to try to influence someone to do something
to mean
作 zok3
to do
to grow
to write or compose
to pretend
to regard as
to feel
writings or works
to work
to act
to make
to cook up
to blackmail
很 han2
very
快 faai3
fast
和 wo4
and
短 dyun2
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
deficient
lacking
shortcomings
mistakes
to owe
unwise
inadequate
insufficient
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
時間 si4 gaan3
time
內 noi6
inside
inner
internal
within
interior
domestic
one's wife
wife's relatives
the imperial courts
the female members (of a family)

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