How to pronounce 嚇 in Cantonese (112 out of 113):

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我嚇了一跳　害怕寫報告
I was shocked and afraid to write a report.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
嚇 haak3
to frighten
to scare
to intimidate
to threaten
to startle
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
一 jat1
one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire
whole
all
throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
跳 tiu4
to jump
to hop
to skip over
to bounce
to palpitate
to leap
to vault
to dance
to throb
(heart) to beat
to make omissions
to give drugs to someone
害怕 haai6 paa3
be afraid of
寫 se2
to write
to sketch
to compose
to write out
to describe
報告 bou3 gou3
report

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