How to pronounce 秒 in Cantonese (50 out of 442):

Previous Example Example 50 of 442 Next Example
但係都靜咗兩秒先比到反應
But they were still for two seconds before they responded.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

但係 daan6 hai6
(conjunction) but
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
靜 zing6
still
calm
quiet
not moving
motionless
gentle
static
passive
silent
tranquil
peaceful
chaste
serene
composed
to calm down
to keep silent
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
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
秒 miu5
second (of time)
unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree
beard of corn or grain
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
比 bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
反應 faan2 jing3
reaction

Learn Stroke Order

See how to write "秒" with stroke-by-stroke animation

Learn
Previous Example Example 50 of 442 Next Example