How to pronounce 短 in Cantonese (72 out of 404):

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由於呢個纜車實在好短 只要2分鐘就坐完一程

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

由於 jau4 jyu1
because of
呢個 ni1 go3
this
纜車 laam6 ce1
(transportation in Hong Kong) The Peak Tram
實在 sat6 zoi6
really
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
短 dyun2
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
deficient
lacking
shortcomings
mistakes
to owe
unwise
inadequate
insufficient
只要 zi2 yiu3
as long as
分鐘 fan1 zung1
minute
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
坐 zo6
to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of 座zuò [座]
a seat
for a building to have its back towards
to put something on a fire
to be sentenced
完 jyun4
to finish
to be over
whole
complete
entire
to run out
a surname
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
程 cing4
rule
order
regulations
formula
journey
procedure
sequence
trip
schedule
agenda
form
pattern
extent
course
to measure
to assess
distance
a surname

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