How to pronounce 遲 in Cantonese (221 out of 269):

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最後佢12:30到足足遲咗半個鐘先到
In the end, he arrived at 12:30 p.m., a full half an hour late.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

最後 zeoi3 hau6
last
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
到 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
足足 zuk1 zuk1
fully
遲 zi6
to await
by the time
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
半個鐘 bun3 go3 zung1
Half an hour
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then

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