How to pronounce 第 in Cantonese (269 out of 530):

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即 第7,8,9聲都是“入聲”
tone 7, 8 & 9 are entering tones

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

即 zik1
namely
that is
i.e.
prompt
at once
at present
even if
prompted (by the occasion)
to approach
to come into contact
to assume (office)
to draw near
quickly
immediately
第 dai6
(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
order
(old) rank in the imperial examinations
mansion
(lit.) but
just
sequence
number
grade
degree
聲 sing1
sound
voice
tone
noise
classifier for sounds
fame
reputation
to declare
to make a sound
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
是 si6
is
入聲 jap6 seng1
entering tone

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