How to pronounce 媽 in Cantonese (3 out of 392):

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你個呀媽煲葛湯
Your mother is a hot dog.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

你 nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
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
呀 haa1
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
媽 maa5
Mazu
Matsu
Ma-tsu, a patron goddess in Chinese legends
煲 bou1
to cook slowly over a low flame
pot
saucepan
to heat
to boil in a saucepan
to stew
to simmer
to smoke cigarettes
to do something for a prolong period of time
to destroy
to crush one's enemy
葛 got3
kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
hemp cloth
arrowroot
a surname
edible bean
湯 tong3
an alternative form for 燙, scald

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