How to pronounce 零 in Cantonese (113 out of 461):

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釣返個零鐘頭都釣返4-5斤
You catch four to five pounds in zero hours.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
返 faan1
to return (to)
to revert to
to restore
to go back
to come back
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
零 ling4
zero
nought
zero sign
fractional
fragmentary
odd (of numbers)
(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
fraction
(in mathematics) remainder (after division)
extra
to wither and fall
to wither
鐘頭 zung1 tau4
hour
都 dou1
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
斤 gan3
catty
weight equal to 0.5 kg
(Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
an axe
shrewdly
hundred (bucks)

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