How to pronounce 娶 in Cantonese (17 out of 31):

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除非娶三個老婆, 否則不需要那麼大的屋呀
Unless you marry three wives, you don’t need such a big house.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

除非 ceoi4 fei1
unless
娶 ceoi2
marry (male to female)
三 saam3
multiple times; repeatedly
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
老婆 lou5 po4
wife
否則 fai3 zak1
otherwise
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
需要 seoi1 jiu3
need
那麼 naa5 mo1
so
大 taai3
an alternative form for the word太, too
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
屋 uk1
house
room M: 间jiān [间]
个gè [个]
shelter
building
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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