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Pronunciation

鐘頭

zung1 tau4

Hour

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

鐘頭 measures a duration in hours; 點 gives a clock time, so the two are not interchangeable.

Examples

我等咗一個鐘頭。

ngo5 dang2 zo2 jat1 go3 zung1 tau4

I have waited for an hour.

要兩個鐘頭。

jiu3 loeng5 go3 zung1 tau4

It takes two hours.