How to pronounce 上水 in Cantonese (5 out of 9):

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我哋就要慢慢就吓條魚先好上水
We have to slowly get the fish out of the water.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
就要 zau6 jiu3
about to
慢慢 maan6 maan2
(verb) Take someone's time
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
吓 haa5
once
條 tiu5
strip
item
article
clause (of law or treaty)
classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, people (in slangs) etc)
order
orderliness
ten dollars
魚 jyu2
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
上水 soeng5 seoi2
Sheung Shui (a place in HK)
fresh water
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