How to pronounce 妖 in Cantonese (8 out of 57):

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「出淤泥而不染，濯清漣而不妖；

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

出 ceot1
to go out
to come out
to occur
to produce
to go beyond
to rise
to put forth
to happen
to grow
to have (something unpleasant occurring)
to leave
to send out
out
淤泥 jyu1 nai4
mud
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
染 jim5
to dye
to catch (a disease)
to acquire (bad habits etc)
to contaminate
to add color washes to a painting
to pollute
to contaminate
illicit relationship
濯 zok6
to wash
to cleanse of evil
to rinse
to wash out
bare (mountain without much vegetation)
清 cing1
clear
distinct
quiet
just and honest
pure
to settle or clear up
to clean up or purge
clean
peaceful
distinct
explicit
Qing dynasty
uncorrupted
漣 lin4
ripple
tearful
flowing continuously
name of water bodies
妖 jiu2
an exclamation
expletive, similar to saying 'shit!'
euphemism for ?, fuck

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