How to pronounce 吸 in Cantonese (121 out of 229):

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把熱湯吸出來, 然後再吃包
Suck all the soup out first, then eat the bun

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

把 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
熱 jit6
to warm up
to heat up
hot (of weather)
heat
fervent
fever
passionate
enthuiastic
湯 tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald
吸 ngap1
to breathe
to suck in
to absorb
to inhale
to attract
to soak up
suction
to drink
出來 ceot1 loi4
come out
然後 jin4 hau6
then
再 zoi3
again
吃 hek3
to eat
to consume
to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
to eradicate
to destroy
to absorb
to suffer
包 baau1
to cover
to wrap
to hold
to include
to take charge of
to contract (to or for)
package
wrapper
container
bag
to hold or embrace
bundle
packet M: 个gè [个]
只zhī [只]
a bun
a surname
to surround
to cover and hide
inclusive of
to guarantee
to promise
to keep a mistress or a second wife

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