How to pronounce 吞 in Cantonese (69 out of 78):

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當然可以吞了口水再張口

Of course, you can swallow your saliva and then open your mouth again.

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

當然 dong1 jin4

(adverb) absolutely

可以 ho2 ji5

(adjective) so so

吞 tan1

to swallow

to take

to annex

to engulf

to gulp

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

口水 hau2 seoi2

(adjective) 1. chatty; 2. talkative

再 zoi3

again

張口 zoeng1 hau2

to open one's mouth

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