How to pronounce 勾 in Cantonese (49 out of 259):

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個魚鉤勾到人
The fish is attracted to people.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

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
魚鉤 jyu4 ngau1
fish hook
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)
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
人 jan4
man
person
people M: 个gè [个]
位wèi [位]
mankind
someone else

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