How to pronounce 吸水 in Cantonese (3 out of 15):

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之後你就要將枝筆點落水度開始吸水啦

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

之後 zi1 hau6
after
你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
就要 zau6 jiu3
about to
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
枝 zi1
branch
classifier for sticks, rods, pencils, flowers etc
limbs
to branch off
筆 bat1
pen
pencil
writing brush
to write or compose
the strokes of Chinese characters
classifier for sums of money, deals M: 支zhī [支]
枝zhī [枝]
quality
style of writing
to do something in writing
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat
落水 lok6 seoi2
(dialect) Raining
度 dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
開始 hoi1 ci2
begin
吸水 kap1 seoi2
absorb water
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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