How to pronounce 距今 in Cantonese (8 out of 11):

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計著算著距今只得五六日
And it's only five or six days.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

計 gei3
to calculate
to compute
to count
to regard as important
to plan
ruse
meter
gauge
to plot
strategem
scheme
a measuring device
a surname
著 zyu3
famous
prominent
to write
to compile
writing
literary work
aboriginal
算 syun3
to regard as
to figure
to calculate
to compute
to count
to plan
to guess
to suppose
to reckon
to include
to count in
as
to consider
to matter
let it be
that's enough
finally
at long last
距今 geoi1 gam1
until now
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
得 dak1
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
五 ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
六日 luk6 jat6
six days; sixth [date]
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