How to pronounce 井 in Cantonese (52 out of 171):

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井被一个锁锁住了

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

井 zing2
a well M: 口kǒu [口]
neat
orderly
a surname
an ancient system of farming and land distribution
the hash key (on phone
keyboard)
a pit
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
一个 jat1 go3
One;a
an
锁 so2
lock
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret

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