How to pronounce 吸 in Cantonese (2 out of 78):

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因為能夠把湯汁起 Because it can soak up the soup

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

因為 jan1 wai6
due to
能夠 nang4 gau3
be able to
baa3
to hold
to contain
to grasp
to take hold of
handle
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
classifier for objects with handle
classifier for small objects: handful
to guard
to hold in place
sworn brotherhood
湯汁 tong1 zap1
soup base
ngap1
to breathe
to suck in
to absorb
to inhale
to attract
to soak up
suction
to drink
hei2
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover
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