How to pronounce 足足 in Cantonese (87 out of 120):

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我們從七點鐘開始排隊，足足等了一個小時
We started in line at seven o'clock and waited for a full hour

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
從 zung6
paternal cousins
part of an official title for subordinates or lower rank officials in ancient times
七點鐘 cat1 dim2 zung1
seven o'clock
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
排隊 paai4 deoi2
queue up
足足 zuk1 zuk1
fully
等 ting2
sort
kind
type
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
小時 siu2 si4
(noun) childhood

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