How to pronounce 住 in Cantonese (127 out of 3777):

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都係忍唔住要釣吓雞魚
I couldn't bear to fish for chicken.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
係 hai6
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
忍 jan5
to bear
to endure
to tolerate
to restrain oneself
to repress
truculence
merciless
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
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
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
吓 haa5
once
雞 gai1
fowl
chicken M: 只zhī [只]
(slang) prostitute
ten thousand dollars
the trigger of a gun
魚 jyu2
fish M: 条tiáo [条]
尾wěi [尾]
a surname
KangXi radical 195
a reptile
to fish

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