How to pronounce 娶 in Cantonese (22 out of 31):

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他為避免聲名狼藉，便娶了一個他不愛的女人
order to avoid a bad reputation, he married a woman he didn't love.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

他 to1
he or him
(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
(used before sb's name for emphasis)
(used as a meaningless mock object)
other
another
為 wai6
because of
for
on account of
on behalf of
by (in the passive voice)
避免 bei6 gyun3
avoid
便 pin4
cheap
unmerited advantages
glib-tongued
bulging
娶 ceoi2
marry (male to female)
了 liu4
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
(completed action marker)
to finish
to end
to settle
a final particle indicating change of situation to understand
a verb particle indicating possibility
to put in
to take away
to escape
flee in secret
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
不 fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
愛 oi3
to love
affection
to be fond of
to like
love
to be apt to
to want
to keep
to pick
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
女人 neoi5 jan4
(noun) 1. female; 2. woman; 3. lady

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