How to pronounce 夾 in Cantonese (319 out of 601):

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不過八味脆豆腐很容易被夾爛, 大家要小心點
However, the eight-flavor crispy tofu can easily be crushed, so be careful.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
八 baat3
eight
all around
all sides
to nose around
to pry into something
describes someone who is nosy or likes to gossip
to tell
to gossip
味 mei6
taste
smell
classifier for drugs (in TCM)
dish
ingredients
odor
interest
to ponder over
脆 ceoi3
brittle
fragile
crisp
crunchy
clear and loud voice
neat
light
shallow
thin
easy
quick and convenient
豆腐 dau6 fu6
tofu
很 han2
very
容易 jung4 ji6
easy
被 pei5
quilt
blanket
(literary) to cover
夾 gip6
to press from either side
to place in between
to sandwich
to carry sth under armpit
wedged between
between
to intersperse
to mix
to mingle
clip
folder
Taiwan pr. [jiá]
double layered
lined
to work together
to chip in together
forcibly
as well as
tweezers
pincers
pliers
a fasterner
爛 laan6
soft
mushy
well-cooked and soft
to rot
to decompose
rotten
worn out
chaotic
messy
utterly
thoroughly
crappy
bad
spoiled
decayed
bright coloured
cheesy
crummy
lacking style
to be addicted to
broken
damaged
incomplete
mashed
sodden
low quality
messy
very
extremely
大家 daai6 gaa1
everyone
要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
小心 siu2 sam1
(adjective) cautious
點 dim2
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更gēng [更]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
a spot
degree
a blot
light refreshment
to mark off
to inspect
how?
to instruct
to advise (especially in 'to mislead')
to cheat

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