How to pronounce 壶 in Cantonese (3 out of 7):

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我用了几十年的茶壶竟然盖不上盖子呢……

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
用 jung6
to use
to employ
to have to
to eat or drink
expense or outlay
usefulness
hence
therefore
to apply
to operate
function
to spend
to make use
to serve as
to eat
to drink
with
to need
to exert
effect
with this
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
几 gei2
how many; several
十年 sap6 nin4
ten years
的 dik1
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
茶 caa4
Tea
壶 wo4
pot
竟然 ging2 jin4
unexpectedly
盖 goi3
lid
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
上 soeng6
on top
upon
above
upper
previous
first (of multiple parts)
superior, highest
子 zi2
(noun suffix)
son
child
offspring
person
seed
eggs of animals
the first character in the duodecimal cycle
title of respect for men of distinction
pupil
disciple
one's spouse
rank of nobility equivalent to a viscount
subsidiary
subordinate
numerator
anything small
young
呢 ni1
this

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