How to pronounce 勾 in Cantonese (182 out of 259):

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勾南極蝦，可唔可以釣到佢地呢

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

勾 ngau1
to hook
to sew
to crochet
hook
barb
check mark or tick
window catch
to join
to connect
to entice
a type of stroke with a hook
the base of a right triangle
to strike out
to cancel
to paint
to be reminded of something in the past
to seduce
to solicit
to thicken (soup
gravy etc)
to grasp
to get hold of
(a) year (of someone's age)
南極 naam4 gik6
South Pole
蝦 haa1
frogs
toads
可 ho2
can
may
able to
to approve
to permit
to suit
(particle used for emphasis) certainly
very
fit
to be worth (doing)
to need (doing)
but
however
yet
actually
唔 ng4
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)
(Cantonese) not
to hold in mouth
to bite
可以 ho2 ji5
(adjective) so so
釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
呢 ni1
this

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