How to pronounce 岳 in Cantonese (6 out of 9):

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阿岳也捱不住了
My mother couldn't live.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

阿 ngo1
to curry favour with
to flatter
to pander to
岳 ngok6
wife's parents and paternal uncles
moutain peak
a surname
也 jaa5
also
too
(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
neither
either
even
as well
still
likewise
捱 ngaai4
hang on
不住 bat1 zyu6
continuously
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
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