How to pronounce 過年 in Cantonese (47 out of 87):

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過年的時候不太順利
It's not going well over the years.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

過年 gwo3 nin4
celebrate the new year
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
時候 si4 hau6
time
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
太 taai3
(adjective) (of generations) 1. Great-grand; (noun)
Great-grand mother or father; (Reduplication) "太太" =
wife; 2. Mrs.
順利 seon6 lei6
smoothly; sucessfully

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