How to pronounce 娶 in Cantonese (4 out of 31):

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以色列娶咗 4 個妻子, 共生咗 12 個兒子

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

以色列 ji5 sik1 lau4
Israel
娶 ceoi2
marry (male to female)
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
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
妻子 cai4 zi2
wife
共生 gung6 sang1
symbiotic
個兒 go3 ji4
stature
goer
子 zi2
(noun suffix)
son
child
offspring
person
seed
eggs of animals
the first character in the duodecimal cycle
title of respect for men of distinction
pupil
disciple
one's spouse
rank of nobility equivalent to a viscount
subsidiary
subordinate
numerator
anything small
young

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