How to pronounce 慳 in Cantonese (9 out of 76):

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所以水果要慳住洗
So the fruit needs to be washed.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

所以 so2 ji5
hence
水果 seoi2 gwo2
fruit
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
慳 han1
stingy
to save
thrifty
frugal
to be short of
to be deficient of
住 zyu6
to live
to dwell
to stay
to reside
to stop
(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
used after a verb to indicate a continuous state or an action which has not been completed yet
used between two verbs to indicate the two actions being performed simultaneously
used after a verb to indicate the action is temporary, similar to adding 'for now' or 'yet' after a verb
洗 sin2
a surname

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