How to pronounce 足足 in Cantonese (11 out of 63):

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足足要排隊5個小時才可以買到一杯飲品
You'd have to wait in line for five hours to get a drink.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

足足 zuk1 zuk1
fully
jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
排隊 paai4 deoi2
queue up
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
小時 siu2 si4
(noun) childhood
coi4
ability
talent
sb of a certain type
a capable individual
only
only then
just now
a surname
certainly
indeed
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
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
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
bui1
cup
飲品 jam2 ban2
drinks
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