How to pronounce 公 in Cantonese (92 out of 362):

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剛剛我們吃了這兩個公蟹，再來試一下母蟹

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

剛剛 gong1 gong1
just now
我們 ngo5 mun4
we
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
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
這 ze5
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
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
公 gung1
public
collectively owned
common
international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
make public
fair
just
Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位wǔděngjuéwèi [五等爵位]
honorable (gentlemen)
father-in-law (husband' side)
male (animal)
maternal grandfather
an old man
official duties
蟹 haai5
crab
the vagina
a wallet
再來 zoi3 loi4
come again
試 si5
to test
to try
experiment
examination
test
trial
to examine
to sound out
一下 yat1 haa5
once
母 mau4
mother
elderly female relative
origin
source
(of animals) female
part of term for elderly woman
alphabet
sound element
a surname

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