How to pronounce 墨魚 in Cantonese (53 out of 134):

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釣了一段時間，沒釣到墨魚，只釣到一條青斑
But after a long while, I did not catch any cuttlefish. I caught a small grouper only

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

釣 diu3
to fish with a hook and bait
to tempt
to lure
a fishhook
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
一段 jat1 dyun6
classifier for sections and relationships
時間 si4 gaan3
time
沒 mei6
(negative prefix for verbs)
have not
not
to be inferior to
to sink
to submerge
to rise beyond
to confiscate
to disappear
to come to an end
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
墨魚 mak6 jyu4
cuttlefish
只 zi2
only
merely
just
but
一條 jat1 tiu4
a
青斑 cing1 baan1
bruise

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