How to pronounce 短短 in Cantonese (6 out of 96):

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想不到我短短的14天住了三間酒店
I can't believe I stayed in three hotels in the short 14 days.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

想不到 soeng2 bat1 dou3
unexpected
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
短短 dyun2 dyun2
short
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
天 tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
間 haan4
an alternative form for 閒, idle
酒店 zau2 dim3
hotel

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