How to pronounce 吳 in Cantonese (10 out of 124):

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原來吳州嗰啲車位其實都幾緊捽㗎喎呵

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

原來 yun4 loi4
originally
吳 ng4
Ng (Cantonese surname)
州 zau1
prefecture
(old) province
(old) administrative division
state (e.g. of US)
oblast (Russia)
canton (Switzerland)
continent
to settle in a place
place surrounded by water
嗰啲 go2 di1
(pronoun) those
車位 ce1 wai2
(noun) Unit or measurement of vehicle space
其實 kei4 sat6
actually
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
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
緊 gan2
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
taut
firm
secure
tight (short of money)
placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
continuous
non-stopping action
fast
捽 zyut6
to rival against
to contradict
to rub
to seize
Taiwan pr. [zú]
to pull up
to grasp
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
喎呵 wo1 ho2
to express grief; an expression indicating an evil laugh

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