How to pronounce 抱 in Cantonese (20 out of 161):

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兜一個圈而行16步半我諗住五六個人先可以將佢抱起
I've been walking 16 1/2 steps around a circle, and I thought maybe 5-6 people could hold it.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

兜 dau1
pocket
bag
to wrap up or hold in a bag
to move in a circle
to canvas or solicit
to take responsibility for
to disclose in detail
combat armor (old)
pouch
to take a detour
to go for a leisurely jaunt
to scout around (for customers)
to try and revert
change what one had said in a conversation
to take all the responsibility for something
a container (for rice
pet food
coin)
direct at
a covering for head
a mountain chair
to dig up
to hitch up
一個 jat1 go3
a; one
圈 hyun1
circle
ring
loop
classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc M: 个gè [个]
to surround
to circle
to lock up
而 nang4
an alternative form for 能,to be able
行 hong6
strong
步 fau6
an alternative form for 埠,port
harbour
town
半 bun3
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
in the middle
partly
very little
我 ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
諗住 lam2 zyu6
thinking (spoken)
五 ng5
five
a surname
multifarious
六 luk6
six
個人 go3 jan4
personal
先可以 sin1 ho2 ji3
can only then
將 zoeng3
a military commander
a general officer
to command
佢 heoi5
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
抱 pou5
to hold
to carry (in one's arms)
to hug
to embrace
to surround
to cherish
起 hei2
to rise
to raise
to get up
to set out
to start
to appear
to launch
to initiate (action)
to draft
to establish
to get (from a depot or counter)
verb suffix, to start
(before place or time) starting from
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
classifier for groups: batch, group
to stand up
to go up
to happen
to take place
to uncover

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