How to pronounce 威 in Cantonese (82 out of 94):

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舊一代或會用藍威寶加水清洗
Older generations might use Blue Vibo and water. Nowadays, there are many different brands of shoe cleaners.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

舊 gau6
old
opposite: new 新
former
worn (with age)
hundred bucks
a lump, a quantifier
一代 jat1 doi6
generation
或 waak6
maybe
perhaps
might
possibly
or
someone
slightly
會 wui6
a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [huǐ])
metropolitan
gatherings union
to meet
to catch up
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
藍 laam4
blue
indigo plant
a surname
威 wai1
power
might
prestige
powerful
awesome might
impressive strength
to dominate
to threaten by force
imposing
impressive
smart
to show one's ability
to perform
to go out for an evening's entertainment
to go out for a goodtime
寶 bou2
jewel
gem
treasure
precious
currency
coin
treasured object
antique
your esteemed
rare
baby
darling
a poem used in a triad ritual
加 gaa3
to add
plus
(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
水 seoi2
water
river
liquid
beverage
additional charges or income
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
lotion
juice
a surname
KangXi radical 85
money
a way to make money
low quality
poor
清洗 cing1 sai6
clean

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