How to pronounce 短短 in Cantonese (81 out of 96):

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來一個短短地兩日一夜嘅Staycation
A two days short trip in York for staycation

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
短短 dyun2 dyun2
short
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
日 mik6
sun
day
date, day of the month
daytime
daily
Japan
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
夜 je6
night
dark
in night
by night
nocturnal
嘅 koi3
indignant
generous
to sigh (with emotion)

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