How to pronounce 長短 in Cantonese (2 out of 11):

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當然呢個節目仲有另一個目的， 就係證明一條片有無人睇並唔係在於長短問題，
And of course, there's another purpose of this show, to prove that a movie that anyone has seen isn't just a question of length, but that it's a question of how long it takes to get to the end.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當然 dong1 jin4
(adverb) absolutely
呢個 ni1 go3
this
節目 zit3 muk6
(noun) events
仲有 zung6 jau5
moreover
另一個 ling6 yat1 go3
another
目的 muk6 dik1
Purpose
就係 zau6 hai6
it is; exactly
證明 zing3 ming4
prove
一條 jat1 tiu4
a
片 pin3
thin piece
flake
a slice
to slice
to carve thin
partial
incomplete
one-sided
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
used with numeral 一yī [一]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
to pare
KangXi radical number 91
有無 jau5 mou5
whether or not
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else
睇 dai6
to look down upon (classical)
to see
to look at (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 看kàn [看]
to glance at
to stare at
to look after
to take care of
to consider
to believe
to watch
to read
to check
to find out
to judge
to bring up opinions
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to pay a visit
to support
並 bing6
and
furthermore
also
together with
(not) at all
simultaneously
to combine
to join
to merge
equally
to be on the same level with
add emphasis when used before a negative, really (not)
side by side
唔係 m4 hai6
(phrase
adverb
noun) no, not.
在於 depends on
lies in
長短 coeng4 dyun3
strengths and weaknesses
問題 man6 tai4
problem
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