How to pronounce 呷 in Cantonese (3 out of 5):

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呷鹹檸檬呀 幾醒㗎
Oh, my God.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

呷 haap3
to suck
to swallow
to drink
to sip
鹹 haam4
salted
salty
pickled
dirty
grubby
pornographic
lewd
sexually explicit
lecherous
檸檬 ning4 mung1
(slang) refuse
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
幾 gei2
how much
how many
several
a few
quite
shortly thereafter
醒 sing2
smart
clever
showing initiative
to give (guidance
money
a slap)
to present
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]

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