How to pronounce 壓 in Cantonese (73 out of 289):

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我們兩隻手壓地
We both shrugged our shoulders.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我們 ngo5 mun4
we
兩 loeng5
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
隻 zek3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
single
alone
one only
one of pair
month (in prison sentence)
手 sau2
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill M: 双shuāng [双]
只zhī [只]
portable
handy
handwritten
skill
skilled person
used in the noun first hand, second hand etc
a quantifier for the smallest tradable unit of stocks
a hand of cards
a game
a turn (gambling terminology)
壓 ngaat3
to press
to push down
to keep under (control)
pressure
to oppress
to crush
to suppress
to subdue
to restrain
to surpass
to draw near
to lay aside
地 deng6
-ly
structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin

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