How to pronounce 紋身 in Cantonese (37 out of 42):

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兩年半前我們幾個去泰國紋身
a half years ago, a few of us went to Thailand to get tattoos, and all

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
年 nin4
year
半 bun3
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little
前 cin4
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
去 heoi3
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
泰國 taai3 gwok3
Thailand
紋身 man4 san1
tattoo

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