How to pronounce 扣 in Cantonese (52 out of 205):

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扣啲女㗎嘛
They're holding the girls.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

扣 kau3
to fasten
to button
button
buckle
knot
to arrest
to confiscate
to deduct (money)
discount
to knock
to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
to cover (with a bowl etc)
fig. to tag a label on sb
to place a containter upside down
to detain
in keeping with
to hook
啲 dit1
only a little bit
女 neoi6
to marry off one's daughter
㗎 gaa3/ gaa4
sentence-final particle, contraction of "嘅呀" (Cantonese), to express doubt
reservation
emphasis
disapproval
see also 嘅kài [嘅]
嘛 maa4
used in transliteration, such as in 'lama'

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