How to pronounce 娶 in Cantonese (18 out of 31):

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你要娶三個老婆來打理房子呀

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
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
來 loi6
to greet and welcome guests
打理 daa2 lei5
to manage; to take care of
房子 fong2 zi2
house
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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