How to pronounce 呃 in Cantonese (19 out of 71):

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《基本法》寫到明有雙普選, 呃住香港人先
The Basic Law says there are two general elections, and Hong Kong is the first.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

基本法 gei1 bun2 faat3
Basic Law
寫 se2
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
到 dou3
to (a place)
until (a time)
up to
to go
to arrive
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
been to
a particle used after a verb or adjective to indicate degree
extent
明 ming4
bright
opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
light
brilliant
clear-sighted
eye sight
the next (day
year)
the ming dynasty
a surname
有 jau6
also
again
雙 soeng1
double
pair
普選 pou2 syun3
universal suffrage
呃 ak1
to hiccup
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
香港人 hoeng1 gong2 jan4
Hong Kong people
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
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